DNSmasq Configuration

Introduction to DNSmasq

DNSmasq is an integrated DNS caching proxy server and DHCP server designed to run on a host that is masquerading a local private network to the rest of the internet.

Configuring DNSmasq

In most cases, all you'll need to change will be the local domain name. Under some circumstances, you may want to change how DNSmasq resolves names to allow for other local nameservers (if for example you are using a VPN tunnel to another location).

All the functionality of DNSmasq is beyond the scope of this help file - please read the man pages!

Limitations

Please read the README file.
In Short, this is a quick and dirty implementation with virtually no error checking. Therefore, it assumes you know what you are doing!

Use with care!

If you enter a name where a IP address should be (for example) then you may need to edit the config file manually to remove or edit the offending line. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!