[Dnsmasq-discuss] DNSMASQ used to force redirection for testing. IPv6 transport issue.

Geert Stappers stappers at hendrikx-itc.nl
Mon Jun 17 13:34:30 BST 2019


On 07-06-2019 16:48, Mcginniss, David S wrote:

> All,
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> I have loaded DDWRT on a small router and I am having the issue as
> follows.
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> I have set an IP for a FQDN as follows.
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> listen-address=127.0.0.1
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Why  listen on localhost?   ( please elaborate that configuration
decission )


> listen-address=::1
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> address=/FQDN/XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
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> The if a WiFi UE makes an A record query over IPv4 transport all is
> well and I am able to force connection to the XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX node I
> am testing.  The GTM serving the DNS has many geographic nodes and
> within regions many nodes served round robin.  The problem is when
> dual stack clients attach they prefer IPv6 and will send their A
> record query out over IPv6 and get another IP from the GTM pool. This
> is correct behavior the devices do both AAAA and A record searches
> over IPv6. 
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> It is these clients that I am testing with and to make testing valid I
> need to leave them in out of the box condition.
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> I need to have the Router reply to the IPv6 A record query with my
> fixed address and I haven’t been able to figure out how to force it to
> do so.
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FWIW    I haven't been able to figure out what the use case is.


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> Anyone who has already tackled this and could enlighten me from this list?
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Regards

Geert Stappers


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