Unbound DNS in OPNsense
OPNsense is an open source router and firewall platform built using FreeBSD. Tailscale can be installed on an OPNsense platform, joining it to your WireGuard-based mesh network.
Unbound DNS configuration
OPNsense is often configured with a local Unbound DNS server to use for
its own lookups and to provide as a recursive DNS service to LAN clients.
Tailscale DNS settings are not currently implemented for Unbound DNS;
instead, the 100.100.100.100 DNS server will be written to
/etc/resolv.conf
. This will effectively disable Unbound.
It may be preferable to not use the Tailscale DNS settings:
tailscale up --accept-dns=false
.
Instead, Unbound can be configured to be able to resolve MagicDNS names.
The tiny 100.100.100.100 DNS server running within the tailscaled
process
will always answer queries specifically sent to it.
In System > Settings > General, add a search domain for the MagicDNS name
of the tailnet such as tails-scales.ts.net
or tail0123456.ts.net
.
In Services > Unbound DNS > Query Forwarding, add an entry for the MagicDNS name directed to 100.100.100.100.