[Dnsmasq-discuss] dhcp relay and static reservations

[Simon Kelley]

James Allman wrote:
> I have several remote networks on unique subnets that will be configured 
> with a dhcp relay to a central dnsmasq server.  Users may connect their 
> laptop to any of the remote networks.  I need to assign a specific 
> static ip address based upon the remote network the user has connected 
> to and their mac address.
> 
> I thought I could assign a network id using the dhcp-range and match it 
> with dhcp-host but the man page says it will only set a network id and 
> does not mention matching on one.
> 
> How can I configure this scenario with dnsmasq?
> 
> - James
> 

Just use a dhcp-host configuration line for each network. Dnsmasq will 
automatically use the right one.

dhcp-host=11:22:33:44:55:66, <ip on net 1>
dhcp-host=11:22:33:44:55:66, <ip on net 2>

etc

HTH

Simon.