[Dnsmasq-discuss] DNSMasq does not resolv *.org domains

[Nathan Dorfman]

Hey Conrad,

I can't imagine why it'd only affect .org domains, so maybe this isn't
the cause of your problem, but I think your configuration is a little
weird. My first guess would be that dnsmasq is recursing infinitely
because it sees the same 'nameserver 127.0.0.1' line as other clients?

I suggest you try this setup:

1. Only localhost goes in /etc/resolv.conf, so all regular clients
query the local dnsmasq only.
2. Point dnsmasq at the real nameservers using a different file, by
adding a line like this to dnsmasq.conf:
    resolv-file=/etc/resolv.conf.upstream
3. Put the upstream nameservers (8.8.8.8, etc) in the new file, but
*not* 127.0.0.1 -- you don't want dnsmasq querying itself!
Alternatively, if your file is normally generated by the resolvconf
program, add a line like this to resolvconf.conf (don't forget to stop
prepending localhost, too):
    resolv_conf=/etc/resolv.conf.upstream

-nd.

On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 4:47 PM, Conrad Kostecki <ck at conrad-kostecki.de> wrote:
> Hi!
> I am having a very strange problem. I am unable to resolve any *.org domains via DNSMasq.
> My currently used DNSMasq is 2.72test3-7-g993f8cb. The problem happens only within DNSMasq.
>
> Galactica # cat /etc/resolv.conf
> nameserver 127.0.0.1
> nameserver ::1
> nameserver 8.8.8.8
> nameserver 8.8.4.4
> nameserver 2001:4860:4860::8888
> nameserver 2001:4860:4860::8844
>
> As you see, there is localhost in first two lines defined and then the Google DNS servers, which DNSMasq should use.
> It's pretty funny, that DNSMasq just says, it can't reach any server. But when I choose the Google DNS directly on the same machine, it works perfectly fine. So which Server can't DNSMasq reach?
>
> Galactica # nslookup
>> server 127.0.0.1
> Default server: 127.0.0.1
> Address: 127.0.0.1#53
>> gentoo.org
> ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
>> server 8.8.8.8
> Default server: 8.8.8.8
> Address: 8.8.8.8#53
>> gentoo.org
> Server:         8.8.8.8
> Address:        8.8.8.8#53
>
> Non-authoritative answer:
> Name:   gentoo.org
> Address: 89.16.167.134
>>
>
> What did I wrong? I don't understand this, as it only affects *.org domains??
>
> Conrad
>
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