Re: Core 203 - DNS firewall doesn't update (?) or add (!) - zone files

[Michael Tremer <michael.tremer@ipfire.org>]

Hello Wayne,

There are currently no confirmed reports about the DNS firewall not working. If you are experiencing a problem, please provide log files, what you did to debug it and potentially open a bug report with all information.

All the best,
-Michael

> On 22 Jul 2026, at 14:28, Mentalic <mentalic@cox.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I can verify that the DNS firewall is not working in 203. Ended up going back to 202.
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Wayne
> 
> On 7/22/2026 8:02 AM, Matthias Fischer wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I have one problem with Core 203 and I'm not sure whats the culprit:
>> 
>> No matter what I do, Core 203 won't download additional zone files.
>> 
>> After rebooting I found the already used and activated blocklists (from
>> Core 202) in the '/var/lib//knot-resolver/zones' dirextory. They're
>> working - no seen problem. But even if I activate them all on the DNSBL
>> page, nothing gets downloaded, the selection and number of block lists
>> always remain the same. It won't add or remove any of the existing lists.
>> 
>> Can anyone confirm? OR give me a hint where to look at?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance
>> Matthias
>> 
>> 
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