On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Mark Goldman <[email protected]> wrote:
> Additionally, if I add the line dhcp-host=mike to my dnsmasq.conf the ip > address is assigned as expected. I forgot to put that in the last e-mail. > > When I do as you suggest, I get the message: not giving the name mike. To > > the dhcp lease of x.x.x.x because the name exists in /etc/hosts with > address > > 10.10.10.1 > Just to double-check, you aren't using dhcp-ignore-names are you? I think the exact behavior you describe would result from dhcp-ignore-names=#known since the man page says When a host matches any dhcp-host directive (or one implied by /etc/ethers) then the special tag "known" is set. > > > > As far as locking everything down by mac, the network is isolated and > > 'trusted'. I get a machine, I need to set it up and I get to keep it for > a > > little while then I deliver it and don't see it again. I just want a > > convenient name to refer to it while its here and a predictable ip based > on > > the hostname I assign when I install. > > > > Thanks > >> If i understand correctly, what you want to do is: > >> > >> "Give the machine claiming name 'mike' the 10.10.10.1 address" > >> > >> You can just add in /etc/hosts : > >> > >> 10.10.10.1 mike > >> > >> and restart the service... > >> > >> have a look: http://bit.ly/9D2JzU http://bit.ly/a7DJ1e > >> > >> Though i strongly suggest you to make dnsmasq give ip addresses based on > >> macaddress (For security reasons...) > >> > >> > >> 2010/10/13 Mark Goldman <[email protected]> > >> > >>> New user here, I spent several hours googling and came up empty handed. > >>> > >>> What I would like is for dnsmasq to hand out the ip address that is in > >>> /etc/hosts for any host that claims that hostid. I would like to avoid > >>> having a dhcp-host=name line for each host that is in /etc/hosts in > > addition > >>> to having the information in /etc/hosts. > >>> > >>> If there is a better way to achieve this, I'm game for that too. I > would > >>> like to have all this info localized. > >>> > >>> -mdg > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Dnsmasq-discuss mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dnsmasq-discuss > >>> > >>> > > _______________________________________________ > Dnsmasq-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dnsmasq-discuss > >
