The "local" search domain signifies to local hosts that are running
mDNS (bonjour or avahi) that mDNS is to be used to look up local hosts
instead of doing a normal DNS query to the server listed in
/etc/resolv.conf on the local host.
Also, hosts running bonjour or avahi can not ping or reach *any* other
host by name if it is not running some mDNS implementation.
Essentially, if DHCP tells the local host that it's search domain is
"local" then hosts running mDNS will not query the pfsense DNS server
for any local lan DNS lookups.
See here on apple's website:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA20999?viewlocale=en_US
Quote from above link:
"To indicate that the name should be looked up using local multicast
instead of a standard DNS query, all Bonjour host names end with the
extension ".local."
The "local" search domain signifies to local hosts that are running
mDNS (bonjour or avahi) that mDNS is to be used to look up local hosts
instead of doing a normal DNS query to the server listed in
/etc/resolv.conf on the local host.
Also, hosts running bonjour or avahi can not ping or reach *any* other
host by name if it is not running some mDNS implementation.
Essentially, if DHCP tells the local host that it's search domain is
"local" then hosts running mDNS will not query the pfsense DNS server
for any local lan DNS lookups.
See here on apple's website:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA20999?viewlocale=en_US
Quote from above link:
"To indicate that the name should be looked up using local multicast
instead of a standard DNS query, all Bonjour host names end with the
extension ".local."
*some* username and password, so defaults are set if user enters nothing.
Removed interface_ppp_configure call from interfaces_ppp_edit.php. It was
useless there with the new structure, and it caused all PPP links to attempt
to connect when user presses "Save" even before they are assigned to LAN/WAN, etc.
Also, fix up pfsense-utils.inc and status_interfaces.php
to display more info on status_interfaces.php.
Changed util.inc to allow cua* interfaces to be recognized as real interfaces as
pfSense got "interface mismatch" at boot and forced user to reassign. Maybe someone
else has a better way to do this.
