# DNS not resolving inside a pod **URL:** \ **Category:** microk8s\ **Created:** [February 13, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/dns-not-resolving-inside-a-pod/14812 "2021-02-13T01:11:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Doc\_Rob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.kubernetes.io/doc_rob/32/6957_2.png) [@Doc\_Rob](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/Doc_Rob)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/dns-not-resolving-inside-a-pod/14812/1 "2021-02-13T01:11:47Z")
Hi there, I installed my first microk8s cluster and need help trying to figure out what I did wrong. I can deploy pods no problem and they run just fine until they need to access an external address via DNS name. I can ping the sites by IP address, but not by DNS name. For example: root@my-shell2:/# ping dns.google ping: unknown host dns.google ``` root@my-shell2:/# ping 8.8.4.4 PING 8.8.4.4 (8.8.4.4) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 8.8.4.4: icmp_seq=1 ttl=116 time=11.3 ms 64 bytes from 8.8.4.4: icmp_seq=2 ttl=116 time=11.2 ms 64 bytes from 8.8.4.4: icmp_seq=3 ttl=116 time=11.3 ms 64 bytes from 8.8.4.4: icmp_seq=4 ttl=116 time=11.1 ms ``` nslookup inside the pod yields this: root@my-shell2:/# nslookup dns.google Server: 10.152.183.10 Address: 10.152.183.10#53 ``` ** server can't find dns.google: SERVFAIL ``` 10.152.183.10 corresponds to the Cluster-IP for the kube-dns service And when I try to ping 10.152.183.10 from within the pod, I get this: root@my-shell2:/# ping 10.152.183.10 PING 10.152.183.10 (10.152.183.10) 56(84) bytes of data. From 10.253.253.253 icmp\_seq=98 Destination Net Unreachable From 10.253.253.253 icmp\_seq=116 Destination Net Unreachable From 10.253.253.253 icmp\_seq=148 Destination Net Unreachable (that From address looks really strange) One thing to note is that I originally set this microk8s box up in my home connected to my personal router and was also running OpenVPN on the same microk8s box. Since then, I moved the microk8s box to my school behind it’s VPN and I removed OpenVPN. This also changed its IP address pool (which I manually changed in the microk8s configuration, although I cannot remember offhand where I did that). Thank you for any help you can offer! ---
**Author:** ![Bipin\_Pandey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.kubernetes.io/bipin_pandey/32/6974_2.png) [@Bipin\_Pandey](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/Bipin_Pandey)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 3:20am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/dns-not-resolving-inside-a-pod/14812/2 "2021-02-16T03:20:34Z")
Hi Rob, Microk8s enable DNS you can add DNS IP below the location **vi /var/snap/microk8s/current/args/kubelet** add cluster DNS IP(10…x.x.x;8.8.8.8;8.8.4.4) google IP After add dns down and up you pods to reflect ip dns in pods.