DNS resolution

The Telepresence DNS resolver is dynamically configured to resolve names using the namespaces of currently active intercepts. Processes running locally on the desktop will have network access to all services in the such namespaces by service-name only.

All intercepts contribute to the DNS resolver, even those that do not use the --namespace=<value> option. This is because --namespace default is implied, and in this context, default is treated just like any other namespace.

No namespaces are used by the DNS resolver (not even default) when no intercepts are active, which means that no service is available by <svc-name> only. Without an active intercept, the namespace qualified DNS name must be used (in the form <svc-name>.<namespace>).

See this demonstrated below, using the quick start's sample app services.

No intercepts are currently running, we'll connect to the cluster and list the services that can be intercepted.

This is expected as Telepresence cannot reach the service yet by short name without an active intercept in that namespace.

Using the namespaced qualified DNS name though does work. Now we'll start an intercept against another service in the same namespace. Remember, --namespace default is implied since it is not specified.

Now curling that service by its short name works and will as long as the intercept is active.

The DNS resolver will always be able to resolve services using <service-name>.<namespace> regardless of intercepts.