[Dnsmasq-discuss] DHCP request not getting to dnsmasq

Robin Atwood robin at binro.org
Sun Dec 23 16:09:25 GMT 2007


On Sunday 23 Dec 2007, rance at frontiernet.net wrote:
> Quoting Robin Atwood <robin at binro.org>:
> > This is probably something stupid but I am new at dnsmasq. I have the DNS
> > function working well but wanted to run DHCP as well, for the laptops and
> > PDAs in the house. Dnsmasq is running on a server which is plugged
> > directly into an ADSL WiFi router, which is the gateway. When I activate
> > the interface on a laptop, it connects over the WLAN to the router but
> > when dhcpcd runs, it just times-out. The router is not running DHCP. I
> > thought the DHCP client searched the LAN for a server but nothing appears
> > in the dnsmasq logging. The firewall rules look Ok, so what have I
> > overlooked?
> >
> > TIA
> > Robin.
> > --
>
> Did you remember to set a dhcp range?  This automatically enabled the
> integrated dhcp server.

Yes, here are the start messages:

Dec 23 21:00:00 opal dnsmasq[8782]: started, version 2.39 cachesize 150
Dec 23 21:00:00 opal dnsmasq[8782]: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt 
no-ISC-leasefile DBus no-I18N no-TFTP
Dec 23 21:00:00 opal dnsmasq[8782]: DHCP, IP range 192.168.1.32 -- 
192.168.1.63, lease time 12h
Dec 23 21:00:00 opal dnsmasq[8782]: using local addresses only for domain 
binro.org
Dec 23 21:00:00 opal dnsmasq[8782]: reading /etc/resolv-upstr.conf
Dec 23 21:00:00 opal dnsmasq[8782]: using nameserver 165.87.201.244#53
Dec 23 21:00:00 opal dnsmasq[8782]: using nameserver 165.87.194.244#53
Dec 23 21:00:00 opal dnsmasq[8782]: using nameserver 203.146.0.30#53
Dec 23 21:00:00 opal dnsmasq[8782]: using nameserver 203.146.0.20#53
Dec 23 21:00:00 opal dnsmasq[8782]: using local addresses only for domain 
binro.org
Dec 23 21:00:00 opal dnsmasq[8782]: read /etc/hosts - 13 addresses

Regards
-Robin
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