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Title: [FIXED] 26.1.8_5 - BUG: DNS64 not work anymore in Unbound DNS
Post by: inkeliz on May 27, 2026, 04:12:22 PM
The option "Enable DNS64 Support" states:
```
If this option is set, Unbound will synthesize AAAA records from A records if no actual AAAA records are present.
```

However, it's not working anymore. I have a IPv6 only network (OPNSense is the only one with IPv6 for NAT64/DNS64). Before the upgrade, everything was working as expected with "Enable DNS64 Support" and "Enable AAAA-only mode" checked.

Now, querying any DNS will result in no AAAA. For instance:
```
drill AAAA github.com
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, rcode: NOERROR, id: 27285
;; flags: qr rd ra ; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;; github.com.    IN    AAAA
```

Note: Github.com doesn't have AAAA, but Unbound DNS fail to "synthesize AAAA records from A record".
Title: Re: 26.1.8_5 - BUG: DNS64 not work anymore in Unbound DNS
Post by: Monviech (Cedrik) on May 27, 2026, 04:12:55 PM
https://github.com/opnsense/core/issues/10312
Title: Re: 26.1.8_5 - BUG: DNS64 not work anymore in Unbound DNS
Post by: inkeliz on May 27, 2026, 04:25:37 PM
Thank you, running `opnsense-revert -r 26.1.7 unbound` worked. :D
Title: Re: 26.1.8_5 - BUG: DNS64 not work anymore in Unbound DNS
Post by: franco on June 02, 2026, 04:39:45 PM
Unbound devs have since commented but nothing concrete yet. I've asked again.

https://github.com/NLnetLabs/unbound/issues/1344#issuecomment-4541610132


Cheers,
Franco
Title: Re: 26.1.8_5 - BUG: DNS64 not work anymore in Unbound DNS
Post by: inkeliz on June 11, 2026, 01:35:14 PM
The new unbound 1.25.1 seems to include some important security fixes. I didn't update it yet, due to this DNS64 bug.

Have any other alternative to Unbound DNS (with DNS64 support)?
Title: Re: 26.1.8_5 - BUG: DNS64 not work anymore in Unbound DNS
Post by: franco on June 11, 2026, 04:27:36 PM
Not that I know of.
Title: [FIXED] 26.1.8_5 - BUG: DNS64 not work anymore in Unbound DNS
Post by: inkeliz on August 18, 2026, 12:23:14 PM
Fixed on 26.7.2_2
Title: Re: [FIXED] 26.1.8_5 - BUG: DNS64 not work anymore in Unbound DNS
Post by: franco on August 18, 2026, 01:05:02 PM
Yes, thanks to Unbound 1.26.0 and Maurice's patch. Also fixed in business 26.4.2.


Cheers,
Franco
Title: Re: [FIXED] 26.1.8_5 - BUG: DNS64 not work anymore in Unbound DNS
Post by: Maurice on August 19, 2026, 03:03:59 PM
Btw, a positive side effect of this is reduced resource consumption since unbound doesn't have to load the respip module anymore. I noticed a considerably lower RAM usage baseline.

Cheers
Maurice