[Dnsmasq-discuss] LAN taken down by Ubuntu upgrade - can't see problem
Koos Pol
koos2013 at pohw.nl
Tue Jul 2 16:28:59 BST 2013
Op 30-06-13 22:25, Simon Kelley schreef:
> On 30/06/13 16:55, Adam Hardy wrote:
>> adam.ant at cyberspaceroad.com on 6/29/2013 5:45 PM, wrote:
>>> adam at gondor:~$ cat /etc/hosts
>>> 127.0.0.1 localhost gondor gondor.localdomain
>>> 192.168.0.3 gondor.localdomain
>> I installed dhcping and running this command on the server with dnsmasq
>> on 192.168.0.3 produces the response "no answer" - surely I probe the
>> DHCP service from the same machine like that?
> It's possible that the kernel or routing the dhcping request via the lo local
> interface, rather than via eth1, which is where dnsmasq is expecting to
> receive it.
It may not be related, but OP surprised me by having a FQHN for 127.0.0.1
Although many current Linux box configure themselves that way, it is
considered bad practice. Try to avoid it.
Cheers,
Koos
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