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Title: DNS requests to Russian IP address during OPNsense install
Post by: MS78M on July 31, 2023, 02:19:16 PM

Hi,

I've installed a test copy of OPNsense on a virtual machine on Proxmox in my home lab network.

When I boot from the installation ISO image, my production firewall blocks two DNS requests from the WAN port of the test VM to 185.209.85.151 on port 53

This IP address is located in Russia. Is this to be expected ?

I obtained the software OPNsense-23.1-OpenSSL-dvd-amd64.iso.bz2 from the LeaseWeb repository via the https://opnsense.org/download/ website.

Thanks

Title: Re: DNS requests to Russian IP address during OPNsense install
Post by: Patrick M. Hausen on July 31, 2023, 02:32:47 PM

It's one of the authoritative DNS servers for the pool.ntp.org zone. Sheer accident your resolver picked that particular server.

Try

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dig pool.ntp.org ns

Title: Re: DNS requests to Russian IP address during OPNsense install
Post by: MS78M on July 31, 2023, 03:06:38 PM

Thank you for the prompt and helpful answer.

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Archive => 23.1 Legacy Series => Topic started by: MS78M on July 31, 2023, 02:19:16 PM