[Dnsmasq-discuss] Simple question how to give multiple names to one host?

[richardvoigt at gmail.com]

On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Simon Kelley <simon at thekelleys.org.uk> wrote:
> Chris G wrote:
>> On Sun, Feb 07, 2010 at 08:16:42PM +0000, Simon Kelley wrote:
>>> Chris G wrote:
>>>> I have a dnsmasq.conf file with the following at the end:-
>>>>
>>>>     dhcp-host=chris,192.168.1.4
>>>>
>>>> How do I get 192.168.1.4 to have some other names as well (for apache2
>>>> virtual hosting)?
>>>>
>>> Equally simple answer:
>>>
>>> cname=<some other name>,chris
>>>
>>> You can have as many CNAMEs as you like for the primary name.
>>>
>> Brilliant, thanks, it just wasn't very easy to find in the dnsmasq man page.
>>
> I've added a pointer to --cname on the section on --dhcp-host.

It might also be worthwhile using the word "alias" in the description
of --cname, because that's one of the most common search terms
(AFAICT).

>
> Cheers,
>
> Simon.
>
>
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