[Dnsmasq-discuss] DNSMasq / Multiple DHCP

[richardvoigt at gmail.com]

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Andy Leak <andy at r210.com> wrote:
> Hi Folks -
>
> I want to install DNSMASQ on the same physical LAN with an existing DHCP
> server.
>
> This is for a new app that will dynamically create & destroy virtual
> servers.
>
> The setup would have:
> - DNSMASQ on a machine with a fixed IP address
> - DNSMASQ and the existing DHCP server using separate address ranges
> - only Linux clients (dhclient - /etc/dhclient3/dhclient.conf) - no windows
> or mac
>
> My question: how do I ensure that the servers for my app use DNSMASQ only,

only route DHCP traffic on the virtual LAN to the dnsmasq server

> and that other machines on the lan only use the existing DHCP server ??

see the dhcp-ignore option and also the ignore modifier of dhcp-host

>
> Thanks, Andy
>
>
>
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