<p>Additionally, if I add the line dhcp-host=mike to my dnsmasq.conf the ip address is assigned as expected. I forgot to put that in the last e-mail.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">> 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 address<br>> 10.10.10.1<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 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 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">http://bit.ly/9D2JzU</a> <a href="http://bit.ly/a7DJ1e">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">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 would<br>>>> like to have all this info localized.<br>
>>><br>>>> -mdg<br>>>><br>>>> _______________________________________________<br>>>> Dnsmasq-discuss mailing list<br>>>> <a href="mailto:Dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk">Dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk</a><br>
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