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Persistent SERVFAIL/PTR errors from 172.30.32.1 DNS resolver #6259

@georg-roeckelein

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@georg-roeckelein

Describe the issue you are experiencing

The Supervisor's internal DNS resolver (172.30.32.1, which uses dnsmasq) persistently fails to resolve local reverse-DNS queries (PTR records) for the local network (192.168.178.x.in-addr.arpa). This generates a flood of SERVFAIL/NXDOMAIN errors in the logs and causes unnecessary, continuous CPU load due to constant query retries by the Supervisor.
The frequent failed PTR lookups primarily target non-existent or high-end IP addresses in the subnet (e.g., 192.xxx.xxx.240-254), confirming that the supervisor is performing unnecessary, full-range subnet scans that overload the internal resolver.

Steps Taken (All Unsuccessful)

  1. Tested and confirmed issue exists with and without AdGuard Home installed.
  2. Attempted to forward local DNS zone to the Fritz!Box gateway (192.xxx.xxx.1) via AdGuard Home configuration.
  3. Set system DNS directly to the Fritz!Box via ha network update wlp2s0 --ipv4-nameserver 192.xxx.xxx.1. The supervisor (172.30.32.1) still generates the errors internally.

Request for Fix

What type of installation are you running?

Home Assistant OS

Which operating system are you running on?

Home Assistant Operating System

Steps to reproduce the issue

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Anything in the Supervisor logs that might be useful for us?

[INFO] 172.30.32.1:43188 - 59646 "PTR IN 254.178.168.192.in-addr.arpa. udp 46 false 512" SERVFAIL qr,aa,ra 46 0.000052757s
[INFO] 172.30.32.1:43188 - 230 "PTR IN 253.178.168.192.in-addr.arpa. udp 46 false 512" SERVFAIL qr,aa,ra 46 0.000043211s
[INFO] 172.30.32.1:43188 - 59646 "PTR IN 254.178.168.192.in-addr.arpa. udp 46 false 512" SERVFAIL qr,aa,ra 46 0.000041983s
[INFO] 172.30.32.1:43188 - 230 "PTR IN 253.178.168.192.in-addr.arpa. udp 46 false 512" SERVFAIL qr,aa,ra 46 0.000033181s
[INFO] 127.0.0.1:37268 - 17711 "PTR IN 241.178.168.192.in-addr.arpa. udp 46 false 512" SERVFAIL qr,ra 46 0.0127274s
[INFO] 127.0.0.1:36309 - 19503 "PTR IN 242.178.168.192.in-addr.arpa. udp 46 false 512" SERVFAIL qr,ra 46 0.012638288s
[INFO] 172.30.32.1:43188 - 11718 "PTR IN 242.178.168.192.in-addr.arpa. udp 46 false 512" SERVFAIL qr,ra 46 0.040924997s
[INFO] 172.30.32.1:43188 - 45043 "PTR IN 241.178.168.192.in-addr.arpa. udp 46 false 512" SERVFAIL qr,ra 46 0.042308051s
[INFO] 172.30.32.1:43188 - 45043 "PTR IN 241.178.168.192.in-addr.arpa. udp 46 false 512" SERVFAIL qr,aa,ra 46 0.000024386s
[INFO] 172.30.32.1:43188 - 11718 "PTR IN 242.178.168.192.in-addr.arpa. udp 46 false 512" SERVFAIL qr,aa,ra 46 0.000034741s
[INFO] 172.30.32.1:43188 - 45043 "PTR IN 241.178.168.192.in-addr.arpa. udp 46 false 512" SERVFAIL qr,aa,ra 46 0.000190105s
[INFO] 172.30.32.1:43188 - 11718 "PTR IN 242.178.168.192.in-addr.arpa. udp 46 false 512" SERVFAIL qr,aa,ra 46 0.000162406s
[INFO] 127.0.0.1:36834 - 9362 "PTR IN 243.178.168.192.in-addr.arpa. udp 46 false 512" NXDOMAIN qr,ra 46 0.033131131s
[INFO] 172.30.32.1:43188 - 43649 "PTR IN 243.178.168.192.in-addr.arpa. udp 46 false 512" NXDOMAIN qr,ra 46 0.064315225s

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Installationsmethode Home Assistant OS
Core 2025.10.3
Supervisor 2025.10.0
Operating System 16.2
Frontend 20251001.4

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