[Dnsmasq-discuss] using dnsmasq as a "dns router"

Simon Kelley simon at thekelleys.org.uk
Tue May 28 14:59:11 BST 2013


On 24/05/13 09:24, Michael Surette wrote:
> I would like to use dnsmasq as a caching dns server which forwards
> requests to the dyndns dns servers, which do content filtering, except
> for local queries, which should go to the dhcp supplied dns server.
>
> Since my laptop can be connected to any number of wireless networks, the
> dhcp supplied dns server varies.
>
> Is there a virtual name for the dhcp supplied dns server or some other
> way to get its address?
>

This (from the manpage) might help:

  "The special server address '#' means, "use the standard servers",
   so --server=/google.com/1.2.3.4  --server=/www.google.com/#  will
   send queries for *.google.com to 1.2.3.4, except *www.google.com
   which will be forwarded as usual."

but I think you may have a bigger problem which requires you to 
dynamically re-write the dnsmasq configuration, if the definition of a 
"local query" varies depending on which network you're connected to.


Cheers,

Simon.




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