[Dnsmasq-discuss] client name via DHCP

[Simon Kelley]

Carlos Carvalho wrote:
> Helmut Hullen (Hullen at t-online.de) wrote on 11 February 2011 11:23:
>  >>>>>>> when I use the ISC DHCP, then I can see the name of the Windows
>  >>>>>>> client in "/var/state/dhcp/dhcp.leases".
>  >>>>>>>
>  >>>>>>> With dnsmasq as DNS and DHCP server I haven't found this feature
>  >>>>>>> - is it somewhere hidden?
> [...]
>  >I'd be pleased if/when "dnsmasq" tells the client's hostname at least in  
>  >one of its log messages.
> 
> It does for me, with log-dhcp set:
> 
> Feb 11 08:36:56 dnsmasq-dhcp[897]: 2634092356 DHCPDISCOVER(eth0.114) ...
> Feb 11 08:36:56 dnsmasq-dhcp[897]: 2634092356 DHCPOFFER(eth0.114) ...
> Feb 11 08:36:56 dnsmasq-dhcp[897]: 2634092356 requested options: 1:netmask, 15:domain-name, 3:router, 6:dns-server,
> ...
> Feb 11 08:36:56 dnsmasq-dhcp[897]: 2634092356 tags: ...
> Feb 11 08:36:56 dnsmasq-dhcp[897]: 2634092356 next server: ...
> Feb 11 08:36:56 dnsmasq-dhcp[897]: 2634092356 broadcast response
> Feb 11 08:36:56 dnsmasq-dhcp[897]: 2634092356 sent size:  1 option: 53:message-type  02
> Feb 11 08:36:56 dnsmasq-dhcp[897]: 2634092356 sent size:  4 option: 54:...
> Feb 11 08:36:56 dnsmasq-dhcp[897]: 2634092356 sent size:  4 option: 51:...
> ...
> Feb 11 08:36:59 dnsmasq-dhcp[897]: 2634092356 client provides name: XXX
>                                               *************************

I had completely forgotten that! Another good solution.

Simon.