Thanks for the answer, Sunil. I am using Freedombox as a router; it seems to spawn dnsmasq for every internal network. I will try the first approach first, as it looks like it is the method bind is using.
D. On 28.07.2018 20:44, Sunil Mohan Adapa wrote: > On Saturday 28 July 2018 03:57 AM, Daddy wrote: >> Hello everyone, >> >> after day of unsuccessful attempts, I would like to ask more experienced >> people: >> >> Is there a way to disable dnsmasq(-base) that comes with Freedombox? I >> would like to replace it with another DNS server (pi-hole), but am not >> able to get rid of it :( It seems to be handled and started by >> NetworkManager. >> >> Thanks, >> D. >> >> >> PS: What I've tried: >> >> - Removing the package. Unfortunately, this would take Freedombox-setup too. >> - pkill dnsmasq. Two instances are started by NetworkManager shortly after. >> - Inspecting what enabling Bind does. Bind listens on different IPs, but >> my internal network seems to be still served by dnsmasq? >> - Adding "dns=none" to the NetworkManager.conf, restarting NM. No effect. >> - Messing with avahi-daemon, systemd-resolved and resolvconf services. >> Not enough knowledge on my part. > dnsmasq is used by Network Manager only when required by connections you > have configured. The life cycle of the dnsmasq instance and the > interface specificity is completely managed by Network Manager. I > believe this is for 'shared' connections only for which FreedomBox has > to do DHCP/DNS for all clients on that network. > > Two solutions I can see now: > > - Configure your DNS server to listen on network interfaces that are not > managed by Network Manager. This is done by setting the appropriate > listen address. > > - Configure your network manually such as by using > /etc/network/interfaces.d and Network Manager will no longer mess with > that network interface and consequently dnsmasq will not be started on > that interface. > > Hope this helps. > _______________________________________________ Freedombox-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://alioth-lists.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss
