dnsmasq - dynamically create dns entry without DHCP
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dnsmasq - dynamically create dns entry without DHCP
Is there a way for dnsmasq to create an DNS record dynamically, without enabling DHCP service? All those files /etc/hosts, /etc/dnsmasq.conf are readed only on dnsmasq's startup and after changing them one should restart dnsmasq too.
I needed to write custom dhcp server, and i didn't wanted to write dns server too. So I hoped that I could configure records in existed dns server(dnsmasq) somehow, for example via editing some files.. but looks like there is no such way.
Sorry for delayed answer.
DNSMASQ is an excellent caching DNS server and does integrated DHCP as well. I have used it to provide DHCP and as primary DNS for my local home network back when Ubuntu was current at version 8 or 9 (it has been a while).
What features do you need that no existing DNS or DHCP server will provide?
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