[Dnsmasq-discuss] dhchp works, dns doesn't

[Simon Kelley]

Ty Mixon wrote:
> My first question is:  Where can I search the list archives?  I looked
> around, but didn't see it.

There's no search facility on the site, but the archives are all
available, and Google spiders them regularly. Something like

"site:lists.thekelleys.org.uk <search term>"

should work. Alternatively, Gmane used to archive the list, and I think
it has a search facility.

> 
> Second question:
> 
> I have dnsmasq set up on Ubuntu Server (ftcent hostname) to provide ip's
> to 2 of my pc's (kidsputer & edubuntu are thier hostnames) thru a dumb
> switch.  But, if I'm sitting at either of the 3 pc's and try to ping by
> hostname it returns 'unknown host'.  
> 
> One exception.  At kidsputer if I ping ftcent it pings 127.0.0.1
> <http://127.0.0.1> localhost.  Didn't try it at edubuntu.  
> 
> As I eventually want to move print serveing, authentication, and myriad
> other things to this server, I really would like to get dns working.
> 

Look in /etc/resolv.conf on your machines, it should have the address of
the machine running dnsmasq as the nameserver. If, instead, it has the
address of your ISP's nameserver then the queries are going straight there.

Try installing the Ubunutu package "resolvconf" which should help
automate the correct settings. (also look in the file "setup.html" which
should be in /usr/share/doc/dnsmasq and covers this sort of stuff)

Cheers,

Simon.