[Dnsmasq-discuss] DNSMASQ Logging and

[richardvoigt at gmail.com]

On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 3:49 PM,  <gcmartin3 at netscape.net> wrote:
> I am a user of DNSMASQ that has it installed on a Puppy Linux distro.The
> Puppy distro starts normally, acquiring a DHCP address automatically from an
> upstream router.
>
> DNSMASQ is installed via the Puppy distro's package manager. There are no
> broken issues with DNSMASQ. To start DNSMASQ, there is NO configuration file
> present or used to start the DNSMASQ server. The server supports Netbooting

Even if there's no configuration file per se, there's a startup script
which passes configuration options on dnsmasq's command line.  You
should look there for the log configuration.



> other PCs on the LAN.
>
> First
> I understand that DNSMASQ can log using dnsmasq's "log directly to a file"
> feature, or logging via a syslog daemon. So my very first question is
> Can I have DNSMASQ tell me where its logging and if so, how?
> Note/Hint: (When the "Netboot server " is stated from the Menu, it ask
> whether I want a normal start,  which means no desktop status window or do I
> want a "debug" start, which means open a status progress window showing
> PXE/TFTP progresses.)
>
> Next
> Netbooting (PXE) is working perfectly. The clients request service, obtain
> service, use service to load, and detach from the PXE service properly. On
> the server, when status window is open, the events are logged in the screen.
> But, there is no time associated with the  events.
> Is there a feature or command or edit I can use to set timestamps the events
> captured in the log?
>
> This is a fantastic product, even though, for now, we are ONLY using a
> "very" minimal portion of its ability.
>
> If you want a description of how it is used in Puppy, see here ===>
> http://www.muhttp://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=1623147121&t=64107rga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=1623147121&t=64107
>
> Thanks in advance for any help
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