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Revision as of 16:31, 17 November 2010

IPv4 Networking - Configure Dnsmasq
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This material copied directly from http://leaf.sourceforge.net/doc/buci-dnsmasq3.html - needs to be checked/updated for Bering-uClibc 4.x!
Davidmbrooke 19:55, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Objectives

dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy to configure DNS forwarder and DHCP server. It is designed to provide DNS and optionally, DHCP, to a small network. It can serve the names of local machines which are not in the global DNS. The DHCP server integrates with the DNS server and allows machines with DHCP-allocated addresses to appear in the DNS with names configured either in each host or in a central configuration file.

dnsmasq supports static and dynamic DHCP leases and BOOTP for network booting of diskless machines.

An almost complete feature list can be found on the author's page.

The configuration documentation is contained in the configuration file /etc/dnsmasq.conf.

Here you'll find a few hints how to get a basic configuration of dnsmasq done. It is advised that you read the configuration file carefully, to get most out this application.

Configure dnsmasq dns forwarder

dnsmasq works with various sources to provide resolving domain names on your local network. It is capable of using /etc/hosts, /etc/resolv.conf, additional resolv.conf files created by other applications like ppp, acting as secondary DNS in addition to primary DNS and is well integrated with the dhcpd part of dnsmasq.

Again we advise you to read the configuration file carefully, to understand how dnsmasq integrates into your network. We will describe a few standard settings for a basic LEAF image setup.

The first decision you have to make, is whether you like to use your own resolv.conf, or one created by an another application (see below ).

 # Change this line if you want dns to get its upstream servers from
 # somewhere other that /etc/resolv.conf
 #resolv-file=

In case you use your own /etc/resolv.conf, leave this as is.

If you want dnsmasq to resolve your local and private domain as well (either from /etc/hosts or dhcp) set your domain as local

 # Add local-only domains here, queries in these domains are answered
 # from /etc/hosts or DHCP only.
 local=/private.network/

Next choose the interface(s) dnsmasq should listen - the one connected your LAN. In a simple LEAF setup it is usually eth1.

 # If you want dnsmasq to listen for requests only on specified interfaces
 # (and the loopback) give the name of the interface (eg eth0) here.
 # Repeat the line for more than one interface.
 interface=eth1

If you have more than one interface connected to local LAN's you may define the interface not to listen on - the interface to the Internet:

 # Or you can specify which interface _not_ to listen on
 except-interface=eth0

At last you should configure to expand hostnames in your LAN and your domain:

 # Set this (and domain: see below) if you want to have a domain
 # automatically added to simple names in a hosts-file.
 expand-hosts

 # Set the domain for dnsmasq. this is optional, but if it is set, it
 # does the following things.
 # 1) Allows DHCP hosts to have fully qualified domain names, as long
 #     as the domain part matches this setting.
 # 2) Sets the "domain" DHCP option thereby potentially setting the
 #    domain of all systems configured by DHCP
 # 3) Provides the domain part for "expand-hosts"
 domain=private.network

For debugging purposes you can enable "log-queries" at the end of dnsmasq.conf.

Now you're nearly done with a default setup. Read on in one of the following sections best describing your Internet connection.

Using dnsmasq with ppp/pppoe

pppd (and so pppoe) is capable to receive the upstream nameservers from your provider during connect and store them in /etc/ppp/resolv.conf.

To enable that feature you have to set the option usepeerdns either in /etc/ppp/peers/dsl-provider or /etc/ppp/options.

Next you have to change/enable dnsmasq to use that resolv.conf (probably additionally to /etc/hosts).

Edit /etc/dnsmasq.conf and set the resolv-file:

 # Change this line if you want dns to get its upstream servers from
 # somewhere other that /etc/resolv.conf
 resolv-file=/etc/ppp/resolv.conf

Using dnsmasq with dhcpcd

dhcpd gets upstream DNS servers while connecting to your ISP and stores them in /etc/dhcpc/resolv.conf.

Edit /etc/dnsmasq.conf file and point to the /etc/dhcpc/resolv.conf file.

 # Change this line if you want dns to get its upstream servers from
 # somewhere other that /etc/resolv.conf
 resolv-file=/etc/dhcpc/resolv.conf

Note: Save your configuration before you reboot.

Using dnsmasq with static ip

Edit /etc/resolv.conf and add the upstream DNS servers. There is no extra configuration needed for dnsmasq.

Note: Save your configuration before you reboot.

Using dnsmasq with pump

Remove "nodns" in pump.conf to let pump update/overwrite /etc/resolv.conf.

Note: Save your configuration before you reboot.

Using dnsmasq as dhcpd server

dnsmasq provides an integrated DHCP server for your local network. At least two steps are required to enable the dhcp daemon and make it available to your LAN.

Configure dnsmasq dhcpd

The integrated DHCP server dhcpd is disabled by default.

To enable it supply the range of addresses available for lease, and optionally a lease time:

 # Uncomment this to enable the integrated DHCP server, you need
 # to supply the range of addresses available for lease and optionally
 # a lease time. If you have more than one network, you will need to
 # repeat this for each network on which you want to supply DHCP
 # service.
 dhcp-range=192.168.1.1,192.168.1.199,12h

Additionally dnsmasq supports various methods setting fixed ip's in your LAN, e.g. by name, MAC adress - please have a look for examples in dnsmasq conf.

dnsmasq integrated DHCP server also supports sending options to the hosts asking for a lease as described in RFC2132. For the common setting (subnet mask, default router, DNS server and broadcast address) dnsmasq sets sane defaults.

Configure shorewall for dhcpd

You need to open the ports 67 and 68 on your LEAF Bering-uClibc router for your LAN to get access to your dnsmasq dhcpd server:

Specify the dhcp option on each interface to be served by your dhcpd server in the /etc/shorewall/interfaces file. This will generate rules that will allow DHCP to and from your firewall system. See example below for eth1 - this allows dhcpd requests from the local net on eth1 to the router.

#ZONE   INTERFACE       BROADCAST       OPTIONS
 loc       eth1          detect          dhcp

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