[Dnsmasq-discuss] DNS from dhcp-host while client is offline

2021-10-03 Thread Alkis Georgopoulos
Hi, I'm using a dhcp-hostsfile with lines like the following: b8:27:eb:c4:a5:4a,set:lab1,192.168.67.100,rpi When that client boots, I can run `host rpi localhost` and dnsmasq tells me its IP. But when that client is offline, dnsmasq replies "Host rpi not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)" Is there any way

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] DNS from dhcp-host while client is offline

2021-10-03 Thread Geert Stappers via Dnsmasq-discuss
Hello Alkis, Hello Dnsmasq mailinglist, On Sun, Oct 03, 2021 at 11:21:00AM +0300, Alkis Georgopoulos wrote: > Hi, I'm using a dhcp-hostsfile with lines like the following: > > b8:27:eb:c4:a5:4a,set:lab1,192.168.67.100,rpi > > When that client boots, I can run `host rpi localhost` and dnsmasq t

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] DNS from dhcp-host while client is offline

2021-10-03 Thread Alkis Georgopoulos
Hello Geert and all, unfortunately this feature isn't convenient when you want to `ping pc` and wait until it's up; or when you check some system logs and see an IP and you want to run `host IP` to see which hostname it maps to, yet that PC isn't up at that time; or in certain multiple DHCP s

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] DNS from dhcp-host while client is offline

2021-10-03 Thread john doe
On 10/3/2021 3:24 PM, Alkis Georgopoulos wrote: Hello Geert and all, unfortunately this feature isn't convenient when you want to `ping pc` and wait until it's up; or when you check some system logs and see an IP and you want to run `host IP` to see which hostname it maps to, yet that PC isn't u