Re: [Pdns-users] How to force recursions to TCP only

2025-02-28 Thread Otto Moerbeek via Pdns-users
Kevin, you're right that there's no option. But blocking UDP in the firewall isn't going to fly, the recursor only falls back to TCP on TC=1 (truncated) answers, not on UDP timeout or error. In general it's a bad idea to force TCP, as it increases load on both recursor and authoritative servers. B

Re: [Pdns-users] How to force recursions to TCP only

2025-02-28 Thread Kevin P. Fleming via Pdns-users
I don't think there are any configuration options in the recursor do to this, so you'll have to do it in a firewall system outside of the recursor. Blocking all outbound traffic to UDP port 53 would take care of it. On Fri, Feb 28, 2025, at 06:45, Carlos N via Pdns-users wrote: > Hello all > >

[Pdns-users] How to force recursions to TCP only

2025-02-28 Thread Carlos N via Pdns-users
Hello all I,m looking for a way of forcing all outgoing queries from recursor to authoritative servers to be TCP. I'm experiencing some packet discards in my platform internal network and i think forcing to TCP may help overcome some of the problems caused by discards. Does anybody know how to do