[Dnsmasq-discuss] Need help making dnsmasq start even if eth0 not available

[Simon Kelley]

On 03/02/13 17:52, Charles Cossé wrote:
> Hello, I have a computer configured as a router.  eth0 is connected to
> upstream and wlan0 is the target interface of dnsmasq.   When dnsmasq
> starts it always tries to bring up eth0, and if eth0 times-out getting
> an IP via dhcp (either unplugged or other reason) then dnsmasq fails and
> I can't connect to the router wirelessly for maintenance.  Is there a
> way to get dnsmasq to continue starting even if eth0 fails to obtain an
> ip?  Thank you!  -Charles
> 
> 


Is dnsmasq configured with the "bind-interfaces" flag. If so, remove
that, or replace it with "bind-dynamic" if you have a new-enough dnsmasq.

Cheers,

Simon.