Pin dankware resolver to Pi-hole on both default-route links

dankware carries two +DefaultRoute links (enp47s0 eth, wlan0 wifi) that
both receive the same DHCP DNS list. systemd-resolved picked a different
'current' resolver per link, so flat-name resolution flapped between the
LAN IP (192.168.0.143 via wlan0/Pi-hole) and the WAN IP (Comcast v6 via
enp47s0).

Pin 192.168.0.143 as the static IPv4 resolver on both NetworkManager
connections (ipv4.method=auto keeps the DHCP address/gateway/route,
ignore-auto-dns=yes uses only Pi-hole, ignore-auto-routes=no keeps the
DHCP routes), then restart systemd-resolved. resolved.conf's own DNS= is
a per-link fallback, so the link must be pinned.

Flat names now resolve to 192.168.0.143 on every query; apex/unknown
subdomains still fall through to Porkbun (71.227.227.172).
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@@ -91,6 +91,34 @@ The Dankclaw host itself resolves the flat names through Pi-hole:
Without this, the host would resolve the names through the router to the WAN IP and time out (no hairpin). Without this, the host would resolve the names through the router to the WAN IP and time out (no hairpin).
## Dankware host DNS
`dankware` is a LAN client, not a Pi-hole server. Its flat names resolve through Pi-hole (`192.168.0.143`), but its resolver setup differs from Dankclaw's because it carries two `+DefaultRoute` links.
- **Two default links:** `enp47s0` (ethernet, metric 100) and `wlan0` (wifi, metric 600), each getting the same DHCP DNS list `[192.168.0.143, 1.1.1.1, …]`.
- **The flap:** `systemd-resolved` picks a different "current" resolver per link — `enp47s0` settled on the Comcast v6 upstream (→ WAN IP, times out on the LAN), `wlan0` on Pi-hole (→ LAN IP). Flat-name resolution flapped between the two on every query.
- **The fix:** pin `192.168.0.143` as the static IPv4 resolver on both NetworkManager connections. `resolved.conf`'s own `DNS=` is a per-link fallback, so the link itself must be pinned:
```bash
for c in "Wired connection 1" FRANKFI-5G; do
nmcli connection modify "$c" ipv4.method auto \
ipv4.dns 192.168.0.143 \
ipv4.ignore-auto-dns yes \
ipv4.ignore-auto-routes no
done
nmcli connection up "Wired connection 1"
nmcli connection up FRANKFI-5G
systemctl restart systemd-resolved
```
`method:auto` keeps DHCP for the address/gateway/route (dual-default traffic path preserved); `ignore-auto-dns=yes` uses only the static resolver; `ignore-auto-routes=no` keeps the DHCP routes. Verify with a cache-clear loop — `romm.franksdank.cloud` should return `192.168.0.143` on every run:
```bash
for i in $(seq 1 10); do resolvectl flush-caches; dig romm.franksdank.cloud +short; done
```
The apex and unknown subdomains still fall through to Porkbun (→ `71.227.227.172`), so WAN clients and a bare `dig franksdank.cloud` keep working.
## WAN records (Porkbun) ## WAN records (Porkbun)
The Porkbun zone `franksdank.cloud` carries an A record for every vhost plus the apex, all pointing at `71.227.227.172`. TTL is 300. The zone has no wildcard record: unknown subdomains return NXDOMAIN. Caddy's DNS-01 challenges add and remove `_acme-challenge.*` TXT records through the same API during issuance. See [[Caddy]] for the TLS flow. The Porkbun zone `franksdank.cloud` carries an A record for every vhost plus the apex, all pointing at `71.227.227.172`. TTL is 300. The zone has no wildcard record: unknown subdomains return NXDOMAIN. Caddy's DNS-01 challenges add and remove `_acme-challenge.*` TXT records through the same API during issuance. See [[Caddy]] for the TLS flow.
@@ -103,6 +131,7 @@ The Porkbun zone `franksdank.cloud` carries an A record for every vhost plus the
|---------|-------------| |---------|-------------|
| Name does not resolve on a new client | `resolv.conf` shows 192.168.0.1, not .143 — the G36 hand-off step is missing | | Name does not resolve on a new client | `resolv.conf` shows 192.168.0.1, not .143 — the G36 hand-off step is missing |
| Name resolves to 71.227.x and times out on the LAN | Client used the router DNS — same root cause | | Name resolves to 71.227.x and times out on the LAN | Client used the router DNS — same root cause |
| Flat name flaps between 192.168.0.143 and 71.227.x on one client | Two `+DefaultRoute` links; resolved picks a different "current" resolver per link. Pin 192.168.0.143 as static DNS on both NM connections — see [[#Dankware host DNS]] |
| `dig @192.168.0.143` fails entirely | Pi-hole quadlet down: `systemctl --user status pihole` | | `dig @192.168.0.143` fails entirely | Pi-hole quadlet down: `systemctl --user status pihole` |
| Single-label name (for example `dankclaw`) answers `127.0.1.1` | The rootless container `/etc/hosts` carries the host entry (`127.0.1.1 <host>`). FTL serves it. Use the FQDN, or an `/etc/hosts` entry on the client | | Single-label name (for example `dankclaw`) answers `127.0.1.1` | The rootless container `/etc/hosts` carries the host entry (`127.0.1.1 <host>`). FTL serves it. Use the FQDN, or an `/etc/hosts` entry on the client |
| HTTPS works from the host but not the WAN | No port forward on the G36 for that service (manual router step) | | HTTPS works from the host but not the WAN | No port forward on the G36 for that service (manual router step) |