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authorChristian Breunig <christian@breunig.cc>2024-01-06 20:54:08 +0100
committerChristian Breunig <christian@breunig.cc>2024-01-06 20:55:30 +0100
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dns: T5900: add dont-throttle-netmasks and serve-stale-extensions powerdns features
(cherry picked from commit 9ca5e9dd89eabda161d974e7359ab2716fe56464)
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diff --git a/docs/configuration/service/dns.rst b/docs/configuration/service/dns.rst
index c96c0ab4..7624d309 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/service/dns.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration/service/dns.rst
@@ -143,6 +143,19 @@ avoid being tracked by the provider of your upstream DNS server.
168.192.in-addr.arpa, 16-31.172.in-addr.arpa, which enabling upstream
DNS server(s) to be used for reverse lookups of these zones.
+.. cfgcmd:: set service dns forwarding serve-stale-extension <0-65535>
+
+ Maximum number of times an expired record’s TTL is extended by 30s when
+ serving stale. Extension only occurs if a record cannot be refreshed. A
+ value of 0 means the Serve Stale mechanism is not used. To allow records
+ becoming stale to be served for an hour, use a value of 120.
+
+.. cfgcmd:: set service dns forwarding exclude-throttle-address <ip|prefix>
+
+ When an authoritative server does not answer a query or sends a reply the
+ recursor does not like, it is throttled. Any servers matching the supplied
+ netmasks will never be throttled.
+
Example
=======
@@ -216,36 +229,36 @@ Configuration
:rfc:`2136` Based
-----------------
-.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface <interface> rfc2136 <service-name>
+.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic address <interface> rfc2136 <service-name>
Create new :rfc:`2136` DNS update configuration which will update the IP
address assigned to `<interface>` on the service you configured under
`<service-name>`.
-.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface <interface> rfc2136 <service-name>
+.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic address <interface> rfc2136 <service-name>
key <keyfile>
File identified by `<keyfile>` containing the secret RNDC key shared with
remote DNS server.
-.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface <interface> rfc2136 <service-name>
+.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic address <interface> rfc2136 <service-name>
server <server>
Configure the DNS `<server>` IP/FQDN used when updating this dynamic
assignment.
-.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface <interface> rfc2136 <service-name>
+.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic address <interface> rfc2136 <service-name>
zone <zone>
Configure DNS `<zone>` to be updated.
-.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface <interface> rfc2136 <service-name>
+.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic address <interface> rfc2136 <service-name>
record <record>
Configure DNS `<record>` which should be updated. This can be set multiple
times.
-.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface <interface> rfc2136 <service-name>
+.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic address <interface> rfc2136 <service-name>
ttl <ttl>
Configure optional TTL value on the given resource record. This defaults to
@@ -308,40 +321,40 @@ VyOS is also able to use any service relying on protocols supported by ddclient.
To use such a service, one must define a login, password, one or multiple
hostnames, protocol and server.
-.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface <interface> service <service>
+.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic address <interface> service <service>
host-name <hostname>
Setup the dynamic DNS hostname `<hostname>` associated with the DynDNS
- provider identified by `<service>` when the IP address on interface
+ provider identified by `<service>` when the IP address on address
`<interface>` changes.
-.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface <interface> service <service>
- login <username>
+.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic address <interface> service <service>
+ username <username>
Configure `<username>` used when authenticating the update request for
DynDNS service identified by `<service>`.
For Namecheap, set the <domain> you wish to update.
-.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface <interface> service <service>
+.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic address <interface> service <service>
password <password>
Configure `<password>` used when authenticating the update request for
DynDNS service identified by `<service>`.
-.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface <interface> service <service>
+.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic address <interface> service <service>
protocol <protocol>
When a ``custom`` DynDNS provider is used the protocol used for communicating
to the provider must be specified under `<protocol>`. See the embedded
completion helper for available protocols.
-.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface <interface> service <service>
+.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic address <interface> service <service>
server <server>
When a ``custom`` DynDNS provider is used the `<server>` where update
requests are being sent to must be specified.
-.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface <interface> ipv6-enable
+.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic address <interface> ipv6-enable
Allow explicit IPv6 address for the interface.
@@ -353,10 +366,10 @@ Use DynDNS as your preferred provider:
.. code-block:: none
- set service dns dynamic interface eth0 service dyndns
- set service dns dynamic interface eth0 service dyndns login my-login
- set service dns dynamic interface eth0 service dyndns password my-password
- set service dns dynamic interface eth0 service dyndns host-name my-dyndns-hostname
+ set service dns dynamic address eth0 service dyndns
+ set service dns dynamic address eth0 service dyndns username my-login
+ set service dns dynamic address eth0 service dyndns password my-password
+ set service dns dynamic address eth0 service dyndns host-name my-dyndns-hostname
.. note:: Multiple services can be used per interface. Just specify as many
services per interface as you like!
@@ -366,12 +379,12 @@ Example IPv6 only:
.. code-block:: none
- set service dns dynamic interface eth0 ipv6-enable
- set service dns dynamic interface eth0 service dyndns6 login my-login
- set service dns dynamic interface eth0 service dyndns6 password my-password
- set service dns dynamic interface eth0 service dyndns6 host-name my-dyndns-hostname
- set service dns dynamic interface eth0 service dyndns6 protocol dyndns2
- set service dns dynamic interface eth0 service dyndns6 server dyndns-v6-server
+ set service dns dynamic address eth0 ipv6-enable
+ set service dns dynamic address eth0 service dyndns6 username my-login
+ set service dns dynamic address eth0 service dyndns6 password my-password
+ set service dns dynamic address eth0 service dyndns6 host-name my-dyndns-hostname
+ set service dns dynamic address eth0 service dyndns6 protocol dyndns2
+ set service dns dynamic address eth0 service dyndns6 server dyndns-v6-server
Running Behind NAT
@@ -381,15 +394,21 @@ By default, ddclient_ will update a dynamic dns record using the IP address
directly attached to the interface. If your VyOS instance is behind NAT, your
record will be updated to point to your internal IP.
-ddclient_ has another way to determine the WAN IP address. This is controlled
-by:
+Above, command syntax isn noted to configure dynamic dns on a specific interface.
+It is possible to overlook the additional address option, web, when completeing
+those commands. ddclient_ has another way to determine the WAN IP address, using
+a web-based url to determine the external IP. Each of the commands above will
+need to be modified to use 'web' as the 'interface' specified if this functionality
+is to be utilized.
+
+This functionality is controlled by adding the following configuration:
-.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface <interface> use-web url <url>
+.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic address web web-options url <url>
Use configured `<url>` to determine your IP address. ddclient_ will load
`<url>` and tries to extract your IP address from the response.
-.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface <interface> use-web skip <pattern>
+.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic address web web-options skip <pattern>
ddclient_ will skip any address located before the string set in `<pattern>`.