[Dnsmasq-discuss] Can't get dnsmasq to resolve local (DHCP/static) names

Geert Stappers stappers at stappers.nl
Wed Mar 18 22:03:47 GMT 2020


On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 11:50:44AM +0100, Giacomo Montagner wrote:
> Hi,
>    I searched around but I can't find a working solution. What I'd like is
> having dnsmasq:
> - working as a DHCP server -- this works
> - resolve any non-local name (i.e. names on the internet) -- this works
> - resolve names of DHCP clients (not working)
> - resolve statically configured names (not working)
> 
> My current configuration is this:
> 
> interface=eno1
> expand-hosts
> bind-interfaces
> except-interface=lo
> server=1.1.1.1
> server=1.0.0.1
> no-hosts
> bogus-priv
> no-resolv
> no-poll
> domain=XXXX.com
> dhcp-fqdn
> dhcp-client-update
> local=/XXXX.com/
> local=/0.0.10.in-addr.arpa/
> 
> dhcp-range=10.0.0.100,10.0.0.199
> no-dhcp-interface=lo
> no-dhcp-interface=tun0
> no-dhcp-interface=ppp0
> dhcp-option=eth,option:ntp-server,192.168.10.5

( The 192.168.10   looks odd compared with 10.0.0 )


> 
> host-record=blabla.XXXX.com,10.0.0.254
> 
> 
> DHCP is working fine, I have also a bunch of dhcp-host=... which work as
> expected.
> 
> If on a client I do:
> $ nslookup thekelleys.org.uk
>  -> works fine
> 
> $ nslookup blabla.XXXX.com        (or any other dhcp-client name, anything
> on the local domain XXXX.com)
>   Non-authoritative answer:
>   *** Can't find blabla.XXXX.com: No answer
> 
> 
> Any clue?

    :-)


I would go to a client (other computer as the dnsmasq machine)
and check there which DNS it does use (which DNS it has configured)



> Thanks.
> Giacomo



Regards
Geert Stappers
-- 
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