# RUT11X IPSec target DNS hostname rather than IP

**URL:** <https://community.teltonika.lt/t/rut11x-ipsec-target-dns-hostname-rather-than-ip/3749>\
**Category:** Networking Solutions\
**Created:** [January 17, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.teltonika.lt/t/rut11x-ipsec-target-dns-hostname-rather-than-ip/3749 "2024-01-17T14:41:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![kmahmood](https://community.teltonika.lt/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/cdc98d/32.png) [@kmahmood](https://community.teltonika.lt/u/kmahmood)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.teltonika.lt/t/rut11x-ipsec-target-dns-hostname-rather-than-ip/3749/1 "2024-01-17T14:41:01Z")

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We currently have IPSec VPN configured to a target IP Address, but want to change this to a DNS Name, we’ve enabled custom DNS servers on the Mobile WAN interface but the CLI you cannot ping the DNS name as the result is BAD address.

Q:Does RUT11X support DNS name for targeting the VPN headend firewall rather than IP address?  
Q: DNS resolution from Cli does not work, is that supported or needs extra configuration?  
Q: In the host file on RUT the only entry is 127.0.0.1

How would RUT11X utilise DNS settings to target a IPsec VPN firewall?

Regards Khalid

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.teltonika.lt/user_avatar/community.teltonika.lt/system/32/15707_2.png) [@system](https://community.teltonika.lt/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.teltonika.lt/t/rut11x-ipsec-target-dns-hostname-rather-than-ip/3749/2 "2024-02-01T14:42:01Z")

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