[Dnsmasq-discuss] New user help, dhcp-hosts

[Mark Goldman]

Negative.  The only line that contains ignore is commented out.

#dhcp-ignore=#known
 > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Mark Goldman <bitshifter at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>> Additionally, if I add the line dhcp-host=mike to my dnsmasq.conf the ip
>> address is assigned as expected. I forgot to put that in the last e-mail.
>> > When I do as you suggest, I get the message: not giving the name mike.
To
>> > the dhcp lease of x.x.x.x because the name exists in /etc/hosts with
>> address
>> > 10.10.10.1
>>
>
> Just to double-check, you aren't using dhcp-ignore-names are you? I think
> the exact behavior you describe would result from
>
> dhcp-ignore-names=#known
>
> since the man page says
>
> When a host matches any dhcp-host directive (or one implied by
/etc/ethers)
> then the special tag "known" is set.
>
>
>
>> >
>> > As far as locking everything down by mac, the network is isolated and
>> > 'trusted'. I get a machine, I need to set it up and I get to keep it
for
>> a
>> > little while then I deliver it and don't see it again. I just want a
>> > convenient name to refer to it while its here and a predictable ip
based
>> on
>> > the hostname I assign when I install.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >> If i understand correctly, what you want to do is:
>> >>
>> >> "Give the machine claiming name 'mike' the 10.10.10.1 address"
>> >>
>> >> You can just add in /etc/hosts :
>> >>
>> >> 10.10.10.1 mike
>> >>
>> >> and restart the service...
>> >>
>> >> have a look: http://bit.ly/9D2JzU http://bit.ly/a7DJ1e
>> >>
>> >> Though i strongly suggest you to make dnsmasq give ip addresses based
on
>> >> macaddress (For security reasons...)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 2010/10/13 Mark Goldman <bitshifter at gmail.com>
>> >>
>> >>> New user here, I spent several hours googling and came up empty
handed.
>> >>>
>> >>> What I would like is for dnsmasq to hand out the ip address that is
in
>> >>> /etc/hosts for any host that claims that hostid. I would like to
avoid
>> >>> having a dhcp-host=name line for each host that is in /etc/hosts in
>> > addition
>> >>> to having the information in /etc/hosts.
>> >>>
>> >>> If there is a better way to achieve this, I'm game for that too. I
>> would
>> >>> like to have all this info localized.
>> >>>
>> >>> -mdg
>> >>>
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