[Dnsmasq-discuss] Can't get dnsmasq to work on OS X 10.6 as DNS forwarder only

[John Puffs]

Sorry,

I've been replying to specific people.. I guess it has to be the list..

Anyway..

Thanks to everyone for the help..

I figured out the problem.. My router assigns IPs by DHCP and it has default
nameservers. On OX s it constantly overwrites the resolv.conf file

I used the option to have dnsmasq skip that file and look at an alternate
file and also added strict to it. That did it. Fixed!


Thanks again,
Steve


On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 12:41 AM, John Puffs <johnnypuffs at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi -
>
> I have spent the past two days trying every option and reading every man
> page, discussions here, google searches, etc.
>
> My situation is this.
>
> I am running Snow Leopard latest 10.6.4
>
> I am connected to the internet via a DSL router that assigns IPs with DHCP.
>
> I am only concerned about one machine on the network.. mine
>
> For example: my router ip/gateway is 192.168.1.254
>
> The machine I am on is 192.168.1.64
>
> I have a /etc/hosts file that is huge.
>
> I want to keep the original /etc/hosts and set a additional hosts file with
> all my blocks. I know I can point dnsmasq to read that additional file.
>
> I installed Macports. I installed dnsmasq
>
> I tried EVERYTHING I have read. Nothing works. I get:
>
> failed to bind listening socket   Address already in use
>
> or
>
> failed to create listening socket   Address already in use
>
>
> It seems like it would be a simple setup
>
> What exactly do I need t do.
>
> 1. Does my router firewall need to open ports for dnsmasq?
> 2. I have 127.0.0.1 in my hosts and resolv.conf
> 3. Do I need to change something in Preferences, Networks?
> 4. What options do I set in dnsmasq.conf? I have tried SO many
>
> Anything else.
>
> FYI: I am NOT an admin or programmer. I know enough only to be dangerous...
>
> ANY help would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks so much!
> John
>
>
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