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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If I use a "different" resolv.conf file (i.e. I use
a resolv-file=/etc/resolv.dnsmasq), will an "option" have the same effect it
normally would?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For example, I'm considering changing timeout to 2
(instead of the default of 5), because I've had some issues with my ISP's DNS
servers recently and don't want to wait too long for the timeout. With the
broadband connection, any of the nameservers in my list consistenly returns in
< 1 sec (when they're up, of course).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Will this have the desired effect? Any
comments or concerns with that change in general? Am I misunderstanding
the purpose of the "options timeout:" ?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ALSO...(DIFFERENT TOPIC) : Is there no way to tell
dnsmasq to dump it's current lease-info to a file that could be read on restart
so it knows about all outstanding DHCP leases? It's rare that I have to
restart dnsmasq or the linux box it's on, but when I do, it forces me to restart
a lot of client machines in case I'd get a dhcp/IP address mix-up (where dnsmasq
doesn't know an IP Address is already leased to a running client, and a new
client requests a lease so it hands-out the same address).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in advance,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>AJ<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>