Re: Recursor too fast?

Robby Pedrica via Pdns-users <[email protected]> Mon, 12 May 2025 15:26:57 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.network.dns.powerdns.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Question Djerk: why are you running your firewalls in active/active? 
This is an unusual configuration that has many challenges, including the 
one you've just mentioned.

Regards

Robby


On 2025/05/12 15:04, Djerk Geurts via Pdns-users wrote:
> An odd statement possibly, but I’m looking for a way to solve a 
> problem (even if it’s a temporary solution).
>
> The DC firewalls have changed and the recursors are located in a DMZ 
> behind two HA firewalls in active/active mode. So far so good. The 
> firewalls sync their state tables, so asymmetric return traffic works 
> fine. Except when the recursor replies so quickly that the sync hasn’t 
> updated the state table yet for the return packets. As a result we’re 
> seeing a few drops among a lot of perfectly fine traffic.
>
> I have a few things I can do:
>
> 1) permit all outbound traffic with source udp/53 from the recursors. 
> Not ideal, but low risk.
> 2) raise a support ticket with the firewall vendor. Will do this, but 
> not holding my breath for a solution (if any)
> 3) delay DNS replies a millisecond or so. Not ideal as this introduces 
> delay.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> -- 
> Best regards,
> *Djerk Geurts*
>
>
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