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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. | ||
==== | == 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 == | |||
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 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 | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 26 May 2022
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.
Show leases
ssh bitpost cat /var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases
Configuration
bitpost:/etc/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.conf
Adding a new host
Add a new line to the config file with an available IP, and host and MAC of the new box.
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:
\\hive.\reservoir