[Dnsmasq-discuss] Problem when system has both hardwired and wireless connections

[Chris Green]

I have just noticed that my system running dnsmasq keeps repeating this
sequence in syslog:-

    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dhclient: DHCPREQUEST of 192.168.1.148 on wlan0 to 192.168.1.2 port 67
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 available DHCP range: 192.168.1.80 -- 192.168.1.150
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 client provides name: revo
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 DHCPREQUEST(lo) 192.168.1.148 00:25:56:1f:ba:69 
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 tags: lo
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 DHCPACK(lo) 192.168.1.148 00:25:56:1f:ba:69 revo
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 requested options: 1:netmask, 28:broadcast, 2:time-offset, 3:router, 
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 requested options: 15:domain-name, 6:dns-server, 119:domain-search, 
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 requested options: 12:hostname, 44:netbios-ns, 47:netbios-scope, 
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 requested options: 26:mtu, 121:classless-static-route, 42:ntp-server, 
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 requested options: 121:classless-static-route, 249, 252, 42:ntp-server
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 next server: 192.168.1.2
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 sent size:  1 option: 53 message-type  5
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 sent size:  4 option: 54 server-identifier  192.168.1.2
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 sent size:  4 option: 51 lease-time  1h
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 sent size:  4 option: 58 T1  27m30s
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 sent size:  4 option: 59 T2  50m
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 sent size:  4 option:  1 netmask  255.255.255.0
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 sent size:  4 option: 28 broadcast  192.168.1.255
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 sent size:  4 option:  6 dns-server  192.168.1.2
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 sent size:  7 option: 15 domain-name  zbmc.eu
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 sent size:  4 option: 12 hostname  revo
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: 1192620333 sent size:  4 option:  3 router  192.168.1.1
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: not giving name revo.zbmc.eu to the DHCP lease of 192.168.1.148 because the name exists in /etc/hosts
    with address 192.168.1.2
    Oct  3 14:33:47 revo dnsmasq-dhcp[3989]: not giving name revo to the DHCP lease of 192.168.1.148 because the name exists in /etc/hosts with
    address 192.168.1.2

Is there any simple way to stop it doing this - apart from turning the
wireless off?

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Chris Green