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M: /* Configuration */

2025-10-03T18:00:43Z

Configuration

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	== Configuration ==		== Configuration ==
	Main config is here:		Main config is here:
	bitpost:/etc/dnsmasq/mdm_lan_dnsmasq.conf		bitpost:/etc/dnsmasq.d/mdm_lan_dnsmasq.conf

	Provide LAN DHCP range:		Provide LAN DHCP range:

2024-12-15T05:46:41Z

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	dnsmasq provides LAN DNS caching, as well as static IPs for all your local machine names via their MAC addresses. It's perfect!		dnsmasq provides LAN DNS caching, as well as static IPs for all your local machine names via their MAC addresses. It's perfect!

	You don't even need ~~local hosts files~~ or to fiddle with wifi router, just let dnsmasq do it all. ~~FUck~~ yeah.		You don't even need systemd or to fiddle with wifi router, just let dnsmasq do it all. Fuck yeah.

	== Show leases ==		== Show leases ==

2024-12-15T05:45:08Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:45, 15 December 2024
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	(etc.)		(etc.)

	== Adding a new host ==		=== Adding a new host ===

	Add a new line to the config file with an available IP, and host and MAC of the new box.		Add a new line to the config file with an available IP, and host and MAC of the new box.

	== Windows DNS resolution ==		=== Windows DNS resolution ===

	Windows apparently puts a suffix on names, unless you end them with a dot, so sometimes in Windows you have to use something like this:		Windows apparently puts a suffix on names, unless you end them with a dot, so sometimes in Windows you have to use something like this:

	\\hive.\reservoir		\\hive.\reservoir

			=== Disable systemd-resolved ===
			NOTE this totally replaces systemd-resolved THANK the lord - disable that shit!
			systemctl disable systemd-resolved.service
			systemctl stop systemd-resolved.service

			# MDM not sure this is needed- i'd like to remove resolv.conf entirely... there is a way but i'll wait until i'm home to try it...
			rm /etc/resolv.conf
			ln -s /run/resolvconf/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf

			# this will remove the resolved stub resolver entry from resolv.conf
			resolvconf -d systemd-resolved

2024-12-15T05:33:17Z

Configuration

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 == Configuration ==
-  bitpost:/etc/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.conf
+Main config is here:
 == Adding a new host ==

2022-06-06T22:44:44Z

Release leases

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:44, 6 June 2022
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	== Release leases ==		== Release leases ==
	You have to stop, remove leases from the leases file, and restart dnsmasq:		You have to stop, remove leases from the leases file, and restart dnsmasq:
	sudo ~~server~~ dnsmasq stop && sudo emacs /var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases && sudo ~~server dsnmasq~~ start		sudo service dnsmasq stop && sudo emacs /var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases && sudo service dnsmasq start

	== Configuration ==		== Configuration ==

2022-06-06T22:43:32Z

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	mh-watch-leases		mh-watch-leases
	# which does this: ssh -t bp watch -n 1 cat /var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases		# which does this: ssh -t bp watch -n 1 cat /var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases

			== Release leases ==
			You have to stop, remove leases from the leases file, and restart dnsmasq:
			sudo server dnsmasq stop && sudo emacs /var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases && sudo server dsnmasq start

	== Configuration ==		== Configuration ==

2022-06-06T13:41:10Z

Show leases

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:41, 6 June 2022
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	== Show leases ==		== Show leases ==
	ssh -t bp watch -n 1 cat /var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases		mh-watch-leases
			# which does this: ssh -t bp watch -n 1 cat /var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases

	== Configuration ==		== Configuration ==

2022-05-26T16:57:06Z

Show leases

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:57, 26 May 2022
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	== Show leases ==		== Show leases ==
	ssh ~~bitpost~~		ssh -t bp watch -n 1 cat /var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases
	cat /var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases

	== Configuration ==		== Configuration ==

2022-05-26T16:35:26Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:35, 26 May 2022
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	You don't even need local hosts files or to fiddle with wifi router, just let dnsmasq do it all. FUck yeah.		You don't even need local hosts files or to fiddle with wifi router, just let dnsmasq do it all. FUck yeah.

	==== ~~Configuration~~ ====		== Show leases ==
			ssh bitpost
			cat /var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases

			== Configuration ==
	bitpost:/etc/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.conf		bitpost:/etc/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.conf

	==== Adding a new host ====		== Adding a new host ==

	Add a new line to the config file with an available IP, and host and MAC of the new box.		Add a new line to the config file with an available IP, and host and MAC of the new box.

	==== Windows DNS resolution ====		== Windows DNS resolution ==

	Windows apparently puts a suffix on names, unless you end them with a dot, so sometimes in Windows you have to use something like this:		Windows apparently puts a suffix on names, unless you end them with a dot, so sometimes in Windows you have to use something like this:

	\\hive.\reservoir		\\hive.\reservoir

2021-04-01T17:29:59Z

Windows DNS resolution

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	Windows apparently puts a suffix on names, unless you end them with a dot, so sometimes in Windows you have to use something like this:		Windows apparently puts a suffix on names, unless you end them with a dot, so sometimes in Windows you have to use something like this:

	//hive./reservoir		\\hive.\reservoir