[Dnsmasq-discuss] dnsmasq interface not having IP in the same subnet range as the dhcp-range

[Geert Stappers]

On Thu, Dec 03, 2020 at 12:53:14AM +0000, Prathamesh Prabhudesai wrote:
> Hi All
> I want to start a dnsmasq instance on an interface having some IP
> (let's say 169.254.5.1) with a dhcp-range argument of let's say
> 172.x.x.x,172.y.y.y.y. That means, the IP on the interface is not in
> the same subnet as the dhcp-range IPs. If I currently do it, I get an
> error saying that no IP available in the pool.
> Is there a way I can do this forcefully?

Could be, but I think it shouldn't be done.


> Thanks Prathamesh


Regards
Geert Stappers
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