what's the dnsmasq dhcp log output?... <div><br></div><div>try: </div><div><br></div><div>log-dhcp<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/10/13 Mark Goldman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bitshifter@gmail.com">bitshifter@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><p>Negative. The only line that contains ignore is commented out. </p>
<p>#dhcp-ignore=#known<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Mark Goldman <<a href="mailto:bitshifter@gmail.com" target="_blank">bitshifter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> <br>>> Additionally, if I add the line dhcp-host=mike to my dnsmasq.conf the ip<br>
>> address is assigned as expected. I forgot to put that in the last e-mail.<br>>> > When I do as you suggest, I get the message: not giving the name mike. To<br>>> > the dhcp lease of x.x.x.x because the name exists in /etc/hosts with<br>
>> address<br>>> > 10.10.10.1<br>>><br>> <br>> Just to double-check, you aren't using dhcp-ignore-names are you? I think<br>> the exact behavior you describe would result from<br>> <br>
> dhcp-ignore-names=#known<br>> <br>> since the man page says<br>> <br>> When a host matches any dhcp-host directive (or one implied by /etc/ethers)<br>> then the special tag "known" is set.<br>
> <br>> <br>> <br>>> ><br>>> > As far as locking everything down by mac, the network is isolated and<br>>> > 'trusted'. I get a machine, I need to set it up and I get to keep it for<br>
>> a<br>>> > little while then I deliver it and don't see it again. I just want a<br>>> > convenient name to refer to it while its here and a predictable ip based<br>>> on<br>>> > the hostname I assign when I install.<br>
>> ><br>>> > Thanks<br>>> >> If i understand correctly, what you want to do is:<br>>> >><br>>> >> "Give the machine claiming name 'mike' the 10.10.10.1 address"<br>
>> >><br>>> >> You can just add in /etc/hosts :<br>>> >><br>>> >> 10.10.10.1 mike<br>>> >><br>>> >> and restart the service...<br>>> >><br>
>> >> have a look: <a href="http://bit.ly/9D2JzU" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/9D2JzU</a> <a href="http://bit.ly/a7DJ1e" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/a7DJ1e</a><br>>> >><br>>> >> Though i strongly suggest you to make dnsmasq give ip addresses based on<br>
>> >> macaddress (For security reasons...)<br>>> >><br>>> >><br>>> >> 2010/10/13 Mark Goldman <<a href="mailto:bitshifter@gmail.com" target="_blank">bitshifter@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> >><br>
>> >>> New user here, I spent several hours googling and came up empty handed.<br>>> >>><br>>> >>> What I would like is for dnsmasq to hand out the ip address that is in<br>>> >>> /etc/hosts for any host that claims that hostid. I would like to avoid<br>
>> >>> having a dhcp-host=name line for each host that is in /etc/hosts in<br>>> > addition<br>>> >>> to having the information in /etc/hosts.<br>>> >>><br>>> >>> If there is a better way to achieve this, I'm game for that too. I<br>
>> would<br>>> >>> like to have all this info localized.<br>>> >>><br>>> >>> -mdg<br>>> >>><br>>> >>> _______________________________________________<br>
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