[Dnsmasq-discuss] dns-server in opts file doesn't work
Shixiong Shang
sparkofwisdom.cloud at gmail.com
Tue Dec 17 17:38:02 GMT 2013
Hi, Simon:
Thanks a lot for checking this issue! Yes, the —dhcp-optsfile has /path/to/file. And here is the complete dump of the file:
tag:tag0,option:dns-server,8.8.8.8
tag:tag0,option:router,192.168.3.1
tag:tag1,option6:dns-server,[2001:4860:4860::8888]
Shixiong
On Dec 17, 2013, at 12:00 PM, Simon Kelley <simon at thekelleys.org.uk> wrote:
> On 17/12/13 12:30, Shixiong Shang wrote:
>> Hi, experts:
>>
>> I tried to leverage opts file to modify the recursive dns server IP conveyed in RA. The entry in the opts file is shown below:
>>
>> tag:tag1,option6:dns-server,[2001:4860:4860::8888]
>>
>> I tcpdumped the outgoing RA message, but the dns server IP is still set to the IPv6 address dnsmasq bound to. However, if I use "--dhcp-option=tag:tag1,option6:dns-server,[2001:4860:4860::8888]” as an option in the CLI, then it worked in the way as expected.
>>
>> Is there anything I did wrong in the opts file? It is still my preferred approach to use opts file.
>
> I can't see any problem with that
>
> Just to be sure, you're using --dhcp-optsfile=/path/to/file and the lines in /path/to/file are
>
> tag:tag1,option6:dns-server,[2001:4860:4860::8888]
>
> and _not_
>
> dhcp-option=tag:tag1,option6:dns-server,[2001:4860:4860::8888]
>
> and you remebered to restart dnsmasq or send SIGHUP after you altered the file?
>
> That covers all the mistakes that people usually make with this.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Simon.
>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Shixiong
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