[Dnsmasq-discuss] Using dhcp-host hostname as address for DNS

[Simon Kelley]

On 26/07/12 13:31, gabriel wrote:
>
> Hello.
>
> I've just subscribed to this list and have a question to a previous
> post. But I don't know how to reply on that thread now.
>
> The thread in concern started on Fri Jul 20 11:30:02 BST 2012 same subject.
>
>
> My question is whether it would be possible to have a single line config
> statement for mac-ip-hostname mapping.
> But I want to have the DNS entries permanently preserved resp. dns
> mappings without prior dhcp ip negotiation. Actually this means I don't
> want DNS to be dynamic.
>
> Is this somehow configurable?
>

Yes. Put the hostname<->IP address mapping in /etc/hosts and the
mac_address<->hostname mappings in /etc/dnsmasq.conf in dhcp-host lines.


so: in /etc/hosts

1.2.3.4 myhost

in /etc/dnsmasq.conf

dhcp=host=00:11:22:33:44:55,myhost

Cheers,

Simon.