[Dnsmasq-discuss] DHCP using DNS...can I do the following ?

[Simon Kelley]

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It do can exactly that.

The configuration goes in dhcp-host statements

dhcp-host=mickey,192.168.0.10

ensures that when a DHCP request turns up from a macine idetifying
itself as "mickey", it gets given address 102.168.0.10 and

"mickey" 192.168.0.10

gets added to the DNS.


Cheers,

Simon.

On 07/01/16 15:31, wakelt at comcast.net wrote:
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> I am building a system containing many virtual machines. Each
> virtual machine will have a unique hostname, and the hostname
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> will be included in the domain name. The system will live on its
> own subnet. The system could change over time (more machines
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> added to system)
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> I need to replicate this system in many different locations and am
> looking for a way to simplify the management of IP addresses
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> within the subnet, and create a similar look and feel across all
> the installations.
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> I’ve heard very nice things about dnsmasq…thus am considering it.
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> I am wondering if the dnsmasq DHCP server functionality interacts
> with the dnsmasq DNS functionality so that IP addresses can
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> be based on Hostname contained in the DHCP parameter instead of MAC
> addresses (I don’t have control over mac addresses, nor do I want
> to). Basically when a dhcp request from a host hits the dhcp
> server, the server checks with dnsmasq dns first to see if that
> hostname is contained in file containing the
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> address=/myhost/<ipaddress>
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> information. If so, it responds with the ip address specified in
> DNS. If not, it provides a new ip address.
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> Basically, I want to control dns resolution and ip assignment in a
> single place (at the dns/dhcp server) as opposed
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> to having N number of machines with /etc/host files.
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> Thanks in advance, Walter
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