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dnsmasq — Lightweight DNS, DHCP, TFTP, and PXE server. More information: <https://manned.org/dnsmasq>.

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Problem

How to use the dnsmasq command: Lightweight DNS, DHCP, TFTP, and PXE server. More information: <https://manned.org/dnsmasq>.

Solution

dnsmasq — Lightweight DNS, DHCP, TFTP, and PXE server. More information: <https://manned.org/dnsmasq>.

Start dnsmasq with default configuration:

dnsmasq

Run dnsmasq in the foreground (for debugging):

dnsmasq --no-daemon

Specify a custom configuration file:

dnsmasq --conf-file={{path/to/config.conf}}

Enable verbose logging:

dnsmasq --log-queries --log-facility=-

Set a DHCP range and lease time:

dnsmasq --dhcp-range={{192.168.0.50,192.168.0.150,12h}}

Display version:

dnsmasq --version

Code Snippets

Start dnsmasq with default configuration

dnsmasq

Run dnsmasq in the foreground (for debugging)

dnsmasq --no-daemon

Specify a custom configuration file

dnsmasq --conf-file={{path/to/config.conf}}

Enable verbose logging

dnsmasq --log-queries --log-facility=-

Set a DHCP range and lease time

dnsmasq --dhcp-range={{192.168.0.50,192.168.0.150,12h}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/dnsmasq

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