[Dnsmasq-discuss] Dnsmasq on Intel IXP425

[Simon Kelley]

Daniel Woithe wrote:
> Hello, 
>  
> I'm new here, because i have difficulties with dnsmasq on an Intel 
> IXP425-Platform, running with an 2.6.11.2-kernel. 
> To compile dnsmasq - version 2.22 - , I used OpenEmbedded. 
>  
> After starting dnsmasq with the default config, it opens the sockets, 
> needed for domain and dhcp: 
>  
> Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State 
> tcp        0      0 *:sunrpc                *:*                     LISTEN 
> tcp        0      0 *:www                   *:*                     LISTEN 
> tcp        0      0 *:domain                *:*                     LISTEN 
> tcp        0      0 *:ssh                   *:*                     LISTEN 
> netstat: no support for `AF INET6 (tcp)' on this system. 
> udp        0      0 *:2048                  *:* 
> udp        0      0 *:domain                *:* 
> udp        0      0 *:bootps                *:* 
> udp        0      0 *:sunrpc                *:* 
> netstat: no support for `AF INET6 (udp)' on this system. 

Looks OK. Are you using the DHCP server in dnsmasq, or is something else 
listening on the bootps port?
>  
> When trying to use the domain-service, dnsmasq give no answer - like 
> tcpdump shows: 
>  
> IP (tos 0x10, ttl  64, id 28157, offset 0, flags [DF], length: 52) 
> 192.168.1.111.1104 > 192.168.1.1.domain: [udp sum ok]  18584+ A? web.de.) 
> IP (tos 0x10, ttl  64, id 37525, offset 0, flags [DF], length: 52) 
> 192.168.1.111.1104 > 192.168.1.1.domain: [udp sum ok]  58648+ A? web.de.) 
>  
>  

That's not much information: Posting the output from something like 
"dig" gives more info on what dnsmasq is replying.

> Has anybody an idea, what the reason for this problem can be? 
>  

Try running dnsmasq with logging on (-q or --log-queries). That should 
tell you more about what's happening.

Cheers,

Simon.


> Thanks and greetings 
>  
> Daniel 
>