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

[gabriel]

On 07/29/2012 06:39 PM, Simon Kelley wrote:
> 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
> 

Thanks for your reply.

So this means that I can't maintain my hosts in a single file with only
one statement?

Gabriel