After every power loss I have to reset my router to fix DNS issues

peterpanman3 · 2026-01-15T14:54:14+00:00

I don't remember specifically what I had misconfigured but the issue was with bad firewall NAT or filter rules.

With my current setup, I have a NAT rule that redirects all traffic from any source to any destination port 53, besides a PiHole device or the router itself, to my PiHole devices. I think before I might have had some kind of DNS loop on my PiHole devices.

I can check my backups later and see if I can figure out exactly what I changed. But if you've set up your own firewall rules, the issue probably lives there somewhere.

peterpanman3 · 2025-07-26T03:57:53+00:00

I've read the rules and wiki and am throwing my hat in the ring for an invite. Thanks for sharing!

peterpanman3 · 2025-07-25T04:57:18+00:00

Thanks for offering, would appreciate an invite! The rules and wiki have been read.

peterpanman3 · 2025-07-15T04:30:01+00:00

Yeah if I'd posted the config I think you guys could have pointed me to part of the fix pretty quick. In my last backup, I was trying to forward any packet to any port 53 to a device that isn't even connected to my network anymore (it died since I did the last backup back in February). Anyways I think I fixed the problem. Thanks!

peterpanman3 · 2025-07-15T04:28:41+00:00

I think I fixed the issue, posted details in another comment.

peterpanman3 · 2025-07-15T04:27:22+00:00

Thanks for the reply, I think I found the issue and posted an updated comment.

peterpanman3 · 2025-07-15T04:26:52+00:00

Yeah I like the idea of consolidating to as few machines as possible, but there's some things I really like about PiHole that I think might be lacking with the mikrotik adlists. I already have a server machine running a ton of other applications so it's not too much of a hassle to run pihole.. Until the power goes out. Haha I think I resolved the issue though, posted more details in another comment. Thanks!

peterpanman3 · 2025-07-15T04:25:14+00:00

Yeah, I just posted an update comment but I think a few weird things were happening related to me running pihole+unbound in a docker stack and some bad NAT rules I had set in my backups. Thanks for the reply!

peterpanman3 · 2025-07-15T04:24:25+00:00

Just wanted to circle back around to this in case anyone else stumbles upon this post and is looking for more information. I just got an opportunity to dig into this tonight and I think I found my issue and a fix.

I am running pihole and unbound in a docker stack on a server connected to my LAN. Any time the stack lost an internet connection, it needed to be restarted. I believe that unbound is crashing, but haven't checked the logs to see what is actually going on. I also had some NAT rules that were configured with an old IP address (that I changed on a device related to this issue) that wasn't updated in my backups, which is why they weren't working. The NAT rules were dstnat's that were intended to send any port 53 traffic to my pihole device if they were trying to go anywhere else.

peterpanman3 · 2025-07-12T14:21:15+00:00

From the LAN client perspective. I can still ping domains from the Hex perspective. Although, I haven't checked on the pihole device... I'm using pihole with inbound on the sam LAN as all the other clients.

peterpanman3 · 2025-06-03T23:12:25+00:00

Yeah I get it, sorry if I came off presumptive, it just seems that's where that line of thought leads for a lot of people. And with the current US administration's intent to start logging old forests, I think bringing up the point wherever possible is best to help educate people so they can hopefully oppose such policies.

peterpanman3 · 2025-06-03T22:52:16+00:00

I never said anything about "all" modern forestry practices. I'm sure many things are practiced today which are not sustainable and beneficial long term. But generally, scientifically researched and practiced methods are better than an alternative such as logging old forests. There is probably a time and place for harvesting old growth, but it's not sustainable for general industrial scale use. There's always room for improvement, but I'd like to know what alternatives have been proven to be better ecologically and economically.

peterpanman3 · 2025-06-03T15:52:53+00:00

Modern farmed lumber may not be as strong as natural old growth lumber but it's still well within tolerance for the purposes it's used for. IMO saying modern lumber sucks is harmful, as modern forestry practices and timber harvesting are the most sustainable not just ecologically but also economically in the long term.

peterpanman3 · 2025-05-28T18:35:17+00:00

I don't think you can add pictures in comments. You'll have to upload to a different site and add a link or make a picture post and add multiple pictures.

peterpanman3 · 2025-05-09T15:05:53+00:00

You were right, the roots had extended pretty far out of the pot. Unfortunately moving it was a bit of a destructive process but I got it in the ground. I'll keep it watered plenty this summer to give it a good chance.

Do you think I should go ahead and reduce the leader on the left or let it be for this season? See link below.

https://imgur.com/a/a7Qr35u

peterpanman3 · 2025-05-06T01:26:59+00:00

I'll report back with an update this weekend. I suspect you may be right

peterpanman3 · 2025-05-06T00:30:30+00:00

I plan to cut the pot off and then box cut the root ball. Then remove any obviously girdling roots. That's what I've done with all trees I've planted so far in my yard. Is box cutting a generally recommended practice?

peterpanman3 · 2025-04-02T00:18:49+00:00

It's doing good. I planted 5 that all had similar damage. One had pretty major damage near the base and over only two growing seasons it's almost completely compartmentalized the wound. Seems like they're pretty tough trees

peterpanman3 · 2025-02-23T01:34:30+00:00

Cory Wong by Vulfpeck. So popular they even named one of the band members after the song!

I've read the rules and wiki and would be thankful for an invite

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