[Dnsmasq-discuss] DNSmasq will not start, failed (Result: protocol)

[Paul Kelly]

$ systemctl start dnsmasq
Failed to start dnsmasq.service: Connection timed out
See system logs and 'systemctl status dnsmasq.service' for details.



$ systemctl status dnsmasq.service
× dnsmasq.service - dnsmasq - A lightweight DHCP and caching DNS server
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/dnsmasq.service; enabled; preset:
enabled)
     Active: failed (Result: protocol) since Tue 2024-11-05 15:24:46 PST;
44min ago
    Process: 29169 ExecStartPre=/etc/init.d/dnsmasq checkconfig
(code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
    Process: 29172 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/dnsmasq systemd-exec (code=exited,
status=0/SUCCESS)
    Process: 29175 ExecStartPost=/etc/init.d/dnsmasq
systemd-start-resolvconf (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
    Process: 29178 ExecStop=/etc/init.d/dnsmasq systemd-stop-resolvconf
(code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
        CPU: 69ms

3 days and numerous searches found 1 hit and it did not offer a solution,
I"m stumped.

Thanks in advance.


Paul Kelly
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