[Pdns-users] How to use GeoIP2 database with PowerDNS
Chris Jones
cpjones44 at gmail.com
Sun May 27 06:36:31 UTC 2018
Ok, great. Do we have an idea on the release timeline for 4.2? The reason I
ask is that Maxmind have said that the legacy .DAT database file will be
discontinued in Jan 2019.
Regards,
Chris.
On Sun, May 27, 2018, 4:28 PM Aki Tuomi <cmouse at cmouse.fi> wrote:
> After digging into this more, it seems that the problem is that 4.1.3 does
> not support MMDB. That support is going to be added in v4.2.0. It should
> not crash though, but the fix is going to be more like "your database is
> not supported" -type of fix, if accepted by maintainers.
>
> Aki
>
> On May 27, 2018 at 8:19 AM Chris Jones <cpjones44 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for documenting Aki. I look forward to this bug being resolved.
>
> Regards,
> Chris.
>
> On Sun, May 27, 2018, 4:15 PM Aki Tuomi < cmouse at cmouse.fi> wrote:
>
> It seems you found a bug. https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/6676
>
> Aki
>
> On Sun, May 27, 2018 at 08:43:22AM +1000, Chris Jones wrote:
> > Hi Aki,
> >
> > Here is my geo.yml zone file:
> >
> > domains:
> > - domain: geo.example.org
> > ttl: 60
> > records:
> > geo.example.org:
> > - soa: ns.example.org. geoman.example.org. 1 7200 3600 86400 60
> > - ns: ns.example.org.
> > deu.geo.example.org:
> > - a: 192.0.0.2
> > - txt: Guten Tag
> > esp.geo.example.org:
> > - a: 192.0.0.10
> > - txt: Muy buenos dias
> > - loc: 40 8 43.041 N 3 21 42.539 W 714m 10m 100m 10m
> > blah.geo.example.org:
> > - a: 1.1.1.1
> > "*. geo.example.org":
> > - a: 127.0.0.53
> > - txt: I don't know exactly where you are
> > services:
> > www.geo.example.org: '% co.geo.example.org'
> >
> > Here is the output of some dig commands too (note, the DNS server is on
> the
> > internet, so feel free to dig yourself):
> >
> > *cpjones at ubuntu:~$* dig blah.geo.example.org @ 14.201.167.71
> >
> > ; <<>> DiG 9.10.3-P4-Ubuntu <<>> blah.geo.example.org @ 14.201.167.71
> > ;; global options: +cmd
> > ;; Got answer:
> > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 31532
> > ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
> > ;; WARNING: recursion requested but not available
> >
> > ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
> > ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 1680
> > ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> > ; blah.geo.example.org. IN A
> >
> > ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> > blah.geo.example.org. 60 IN A 1.1.1.1
> >
> > ;; Query time: 3 msec
> > ;; SERVER: 14.201.167.71#53(14.201.167.71)
> > ;; WHEN: Sun May 27 08:38:54 STD 2018
> > ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 65
> >
> > *cpjones at ubuntu:~$* dig geo.example.org @ 14.201.167.71
> >
> > ; <<>> DiG 9.10.3-P4-Ubuntu <<>> geo.example.org @ 14.201.167.71
> > ;; global options: +cmd
> > ;; Got answer:
> > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 25678
> > ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1
> > ;; WARNING: recursion requested but not available
> >
> > ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
> > ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 1680
> > ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> > ; geo.example.org. IN A
> >
> > ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> > geo.example.org. 60 IN SOA ns.example.org.
> > geoman.example.org. 1 7200 3600 86400 60
> >
> > ;; Query time: 4 msec
> > ;; SERVER: 14.201.167.71#53(14.201.167.71)
> > ;; WHEN: Sun May 27 08:37:37 STD 2018
> > ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 90
> >
> > And finally, the record under services:
> >
> > *cpjones at ubuntu:~$* dig www.geo.example.org @ 14.201.167.71
> >
> > ; <<>> DiG 9.10.3-P4-Ubuntu <<>> www.geo.example.org @ 14.201.167.71
> > ;; global options: +cmd
> > ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
> >
> > Regards,
> > Chris.
> >
> > On Sun, May 27, 2018 at 3:06 AM Aki Tuomi < cmouse at cmouse.fi> wrote:
> >
> > > On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 08:14:15PM +1000, Chris Jones wrote:
> > > > Hi there,
> > > >
> > > > I have successfully setup a pdns instance using the geoip backend
> and a
> > > > copy of the legacy GeoIP database (from
> > > > https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/legacy/install/country/). Throughout
> the
> > > > MaxMind website, I read that this database is end of life in favor
> for
> > > > GeoIP2 (available at https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geoip2/geolite2/).
>
> > > >
> > > > The GeoIP legacy database is in the .DAT format, and the GeoIP2
> database
> > > is
> > > > in a MMDB format. Reading the pdns documentation, it is confusing
> whether
> > > > MMDB is nativity supported or if I have to do something to the
> database
> > > > file to make it work.
> > > >
> > >
> > > It should work.
> > >
> > > > My pdns.conf file contains the following parameters when using the
> GeoIP
> > > > legacy database:
> > > >
> > > > launch=geoip
> > > > geoip-database-files=/etc/pdns/GeoIP.dat
> > > > geoip-zones-file=/etc/pdns/geo.yml
> > > >
> > > > That works fine. But when I change the *geoip-database-files*
> parameter
> > > to
> > > > use the MMDB file, it does not work (geo requests are timing out -
> > > standard
> > > > records work fine though).
> > > >
> > > > launch=geoip
> > > > geoip-database-files=/etc/pdns/GeoLite2-City.mmdb
> > > > geoip-zones-file=/etc/pdns/geo.yml
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone got an example or suggestions on how I can use the GeoIP2
> > > > databases with the pdns-geoip backend?
> > > >
> > > > System: CentOS 7 + pdns 4.1.3
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Chris.
> > >
> > > Can you provide your geo.yml?
> > >
> > > Aki
> > >
>
>
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