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I have never understood why so many people, including commercial projects, use dnsmasq. Convenience? With djbdns I have never felt the need for it. Nor do I
by feelin_googley 9y ago
I have never understood why so many people, including commercial projects, use dnsmasq. Convenience?
With djbdns I have never felt the need for it. Nor do I use DHCP. Or even ARP. At least, on computers that allow control over such things.
I guess I am missing out on the convenience, or perhaps there is an alternative selling point I have overlooked?
- 0x0 9y agoSo if you have a wifi network that other people are to use, do you ask them to punch in a manual IP address on their phone's wifi config every time?
- feelin_googley 9y ago"... you have a wifi network that other people are to use..." I prefer wired networks and to attach particular RFC1918 IP's to particular devices. Works for me.
- 0x0 9y agoYeah ok. In case you're still wondering why people use dnsmasq and dhcp, your regime wouldn't work well in most places where visitors expect to just connect and go online.
- peterwwillis 9y agoDnsmasq is designed to automatically configure and provision dns and dhcp and provide a dns proxy in addition to other useful functions and requires virtually no configuration. Yes, it is for convenience.