[Dnsmasq-discuss] binding to 0.0.0.0:67 even with no-dhcp-interface?

[Simon Kelley]

Carlos Carvalho wrote:
> I'm using except-interface= to exclude some interfaces from dns,
> together with bind-interfaces, and it works. However I tried
> no-dhcp-interface to the same ones and dnsmasq still shows up at
> 0.0.0.0:67. Shouldn't it bind to the same interfaces as the dns
> service? As it is no-dhcp-interface is not taking effect.

It is taking effect: packets from the interface will be completely
ignored. It's so long ago that I can't remember the reason for
bind-interfaces not applying to the DHCP part of dnsmasq, but there is a
reason. (Probably something to do with capturing broadcast packets
reliably.)

Cheers,

Simon.

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