Show Hostnames in Logs

[labem]

Is it currently possible to log hostnames instead of IPs in the query logs (i use sqlite for logs)?
The issue is DHCP sometimes shuffles IPs, so a given IP might have been assigned to multiple devices in the past, making older logs somewhat irrelevant.

I have already set up a PTR-Forwarder-Zone and Technitium does show Hostnames in the Dashboard:

Here is a similair functionality in PiHole - see the client column.

[ShreyasZare]

Thanks for asking. The query logs do not include domain names since reverse DNS query can take a lot of time and thus affects the overall performance of the query logging. The hostnames you see on Dashboard are done in best effort basis with a timeout and since its a limited set of entries, it usually works without delays.

But, yes, something can be done where it does a lookup only for DHCP leases to get hostnames which can be done in reasonable time and wont have performance issues. Will see how this can be implemented.

[labem]

Thanks for the explanation!

something can be done where it does a lookup only for DHCP leases to get hostnames

It would be a great feature. In the meantime, i'm going to use static ip reservation for my known devices to avoid shuffling of clients.

[ShreyasZare]

Will plan to implement this in later releases.

[jockovonred]

Will plan to implement this in later releases.

Is this still on the roadmap for a release?

[ShreyasZare]

@jockovonred Yes, its planned to be implemented with a bunch of other things together.

[addich]

Aside of client name as above. I would be like to see the endpoint.

I use DNS-over-TLS. I have different sni names (e.g. client1.dns.domain.com, client2.dns.domain.com) which i also use to restrict access from internet and also to bypass block lists. it would be great to have possablity to filter for this in the query logs.

[ShreyasZare]

Thanks for the feedback.