[Dnsmasq-discuss] dnsmasq rejects TCP queries originating from Kubernetes pods

Sławomir Zborowski slawomir.zborowski at dotdata.com
Mon Dec 8 11:42:58 UTC 2025


> but linux uses a weak host model and your setup rely on it.

Thanks for pointing that out, Nicolas. I was wondering why the OS behaves
the way it does. It's clear to me now, including intentions behind parts of
dnsmasq code.

> TL;DR  Sławomir, you can remove the
>
>   iface->addr.sa.sa_family == tcp_addr.sa.sa_family
>
>
> condition, which should fix your immediate problem without undesirable
> side-affects. I'll work on improving this code, and push somethingout
> one 2.92 is released.

Thanks for looking into this Simon and letting me know it is safe to
get rid of condition in question. Very much appreciated.

Best Regards,
Sławomir
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