Blocking just misconfigured DNS servers is better solution, IMO.

@mpkossen, @bjo queries to external DNS resolvers is blocked. Hosting your own DNS servers is not a problem. This seems like the least intrusive way to solve the amplification problem that has become

The information related to the block quoted ealier are from a ticket. I have to correct my first post, outgoing DNS is blocked, not incoming.

I can confirm they DO NOT block incoming DNS. I've got a DNS server running with them for a while now (4 months) and it's working perfectly fine.

done. This worked without problems with their DNS block.

1st DNS (running at netcup) sends a notify to 2nd DNS, 2nd DNS sends a query to 1st and gets blocked. Maybe a solution would be getting the AXFRs over VPN, but powerdns still has only a per-domain &am

I use cPanel DNS-Only on my VPS there; I'm not sure how it pulls in the records from the servers but I've not had any problems.

I was not a victim of it, they block all incoming DNS and told me that only requests to the Wavecom-NS are allowed. E.g. querying 8.8.8.8 from my VPS does not work. They answered my question if whitel

You can still host NS there (I know I did), they only block outgoing DNS requests.

Do you mean you were a victim of an amplification attack (incorrectly configured dns server on your vps), or do you mean they block all DNS servers running?

I'm searching for an alternative for torqhost. I used the 512MB XEN-box for 25 EUR/year as 2nd MX and NS. Unfortunately, their provider blocks incoming DNS since April because of DNS ampliflication at

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name.com user here, all my domains are with them. Their DNS panel does the job perfectly! and its very simple to use and manage (Image)

DNS and Hosting can be setup on same server (like VirtualMin) or you can use an external DNS provider (ENom).

"VPN over DNS" doesn't seem to actually use DNS, instead it simply listens on UDP port 53.

- Good control panel with dns management.

they have good control panel to manage dns.

Some advice needed with the best way to set-up and manage DNS Hosting with a VPS running Virtualmin.

-FREE DNS [name hosting] Servers Upon Request

VPN over ICMP and DNS sure is an interesting concept if it works as well as regular VPN. Hope it's not something that can be exploited.