i reset both values to what they were before and it’s still working, so now i’m even more boggled to what the root cause was
disabled Validate unsigned DNSSEC replies
root@Pi-hole:~# dig @127.0.0.1 -p 5335 google.com
; <<>> DiG 9.16.33-Debian <<>> @127.0.0.1 -p 5335 google.com
; (1 server found)
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 24819
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 1232
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;google.com. IN A
;; ANSWER SECTION:
google.com. 30 IN A 142.251.215.238
;; Query time: 0 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#5335(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Tue Sep 27 13:00:06 PDT 2022
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 55
disabled Enable DNSSEC support
root@Pi-hole:~# dig @127.0.0.1 -p 5335 google.com
; <<>> DiG 9.16.33-Debian <<>> @127.0.0.1 -p 5335 google.com
; (1 server found)
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 27201
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 1232
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;google.com. IN A
;; ANSWER SECTION:
google.com. 275 IN A 142.251.215.238
;; Query time: 0 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#5335(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Tue Sep 27 13:00:31 PDT 2022
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 55