Fix DoT, keep the tunnel resolver when Private DNS is in Automatic mode - #266
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The tunnel builder left the NetBird resolver out of the VPN whenever Android reported Private DNS as active. That flag is also true in Automatic mode on any network whose own resolver speaks TLS, which on many carriers and some home networks is the default state. NetBird names and custom DNS zones then stopped resolving with no visible reason, and whether they worked at all depended on the network the phone was on at the moment the tunnel was last rebuilt. Only a configured Private DNS hostname actually conflicts with a plain resolver in the tunnel: the OS then sends every query over TLS to that host and refuses plain DNS, so offering our resolver would make every lookup fail. In Automatic mode the OS probes a resolver for TLS and falls back to plain DNS when the probe fails, and with Private DNS off it never asks. In both cases the tunnel resolver works. Decide on the hostname instead. DNSWatch now reads the Private DNS server name next to the active flag, and IFace leaves the resolver out only when one is set, logging which host it yields to. The hostname setting is global, so the decision no longer depends on which network happens to be active during a rebuild.
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Included review availability: Your plan provides up to 2 included reviews per hour; 1 remains after this review. 📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughDNSWatch now stores the Private DNS hostname and uses it to determine tunnel resolver selection. IFace omits the tunnel resolver for hostname-pinned Private DNS and adds it when the hostname is null or empty. Unit tests cover these cases. ChangesPrivate DNS handling
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112-143: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy liftRebuild the tunnel DNS configuration after network or Private DNS mode changes.
IFace.prepareDnsSettingcreates a freshDNSWatch, so a staleEngineRunnercache does not affect a newly prepared tunnel. However,NetworkSwitchNotifieronly callsEngineRunner.notifyNetworkChange(), which keeps the existing TUN configuration. An established tunnel therefore retains the DNS decision made at creation. After a network enters strict Private DNS, its configured tunnel resolver can cause DNS lookups to fail. ClearingDNSWatchfields alone is insufficient; update or rebuild the tunnel DNS configuration on these transitions.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@tool/src/main/java/io/netbird/client/tool/DNSWatch.java`:
- Around line 112-143: Update the network and Private DNS transition handling
around DNSWatch and NetworkSwitchNotifier so an established tunnel refreshes or
rebuilds its TUN DNS configuration after these changes, rather than only calling
EngineRunner.notifyNetworkChange(). Ensure the active tunnel uses the newly
prepared DNS decision; clearing DNSWatch state alone is insufficient.
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isPrivateDnsActiveis not used anymore- Hostname DoT logged with INFO level
- no tests.. DNSWatch depends on ConnectivityManager, so it's hard but if decision was a pure function (e.g.
static boolean shouldAddTunnelResolver(String privateDnsServerName)) it might be tested.
The previous commit switched the tunnel resolver decision from the Private DNS active flag to the configured hostname, which left the flag with no reader. Drop the field, its getter and both assignments. The decision itself now lives in a static function on DNSWatch that takes only the hostname, so it can be unit tested without a ConnectivityManager. IFace calls it directly and isPrivateDnsStrict goes away. A null or empty name keeps the resolver; a hostname leaves it out. The message logged when the resolver is left out drops from info to debug, matching the level of the line it replaced.
chore: 同步上游 main（DNS 解析器修复 netbirdio#266）
对应 Issue #36。上游 netbirdio#266 修过一次静默解析失败：判据用「Private DNS 是否 活跃」时，Automatic 模式（运营商与不少家庭网络默认）被误判，NetBird 域名与 自定义 DNS 区域解析不了，且能否解析随手机所在网络变化。只有**配置了** Private DNS 主机名才真的冲突——系统把查询全走 TLS 发给该主机并拒绝明文 DNS。 - 新增 engine/TunnelDns.ets：判据落成纯函数（只有主机名才排除），并与既有 AdvancedSettings.disableDns 组合；含上游来由注释，避免真实引擎重新发明判据 - VpnEngine 新增两个契约方法：tunnelDnsServer()（隧道实际装入的解析器，对齐 Android IFace.prepareDnsSetting）、setAdvancedOptions()（高级设置下发引擎） - EngineManager.saveAdvanced 真正把设置下发给引擎——此前只写 AppStorage， Advanced 里除主题外的开关是「有界面、无行为」的 - logic-tests 补三条断言：判据真值表（null/空串/主机名）、disableDns 组合、 mock 端集成；本机 hvigorw 真实编译通过（静态验证替代不了编译器） - 不加 UI：Android 的 Troubleshoot/Advanced 都没有 DNS 呈现面，保持一致
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The tunnel builder left the NetBird resolver out of the VPN whenever Android reported Private DNS as active. That flag is also true in Automatic mode on any network whose own resolver speaks TLS, which on many carriers and some home networks is the default state. NetBird names and custom DNS zones then stopped resolving with no visible reason, and whether they worked at all depended on the network the phone was on at the moment the tunnel was last rebuilt.
Only a configured Private DNS hostname actually conflicts with a plain resolver in the tunnel: the OS then sends every query over TLS to that host and refuses plain DNS, so offering our resolver would make every lookup fail. In Automatic mode the OS probes a resolver for TLS and falls back to plain DNS when the probe fails, and with Private DNS off it never asks. In both cases the tunnel resolver works.
Decide on the hostname instead. DNSWatch now reads the Private DNS server name next to the active flag, and IFace leaves the resolver out only when one is set, logging which host it yields to. The hostname setting is global, so the decision no longer depends on which network happens to be active during a rebuild.
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