B. Cook wrote: > Hmm, > > I guess I need to retract my initial statement.. > > I would have to say it was 2.56 which caused the problem. > > I have since updated to 2.57 and uncommented my dhcp-host=pcsd-0000 and > have no errors. > > So I guess its working; will have to check to make sure but.. > > > > Second question > > If I already have: > > dhcp-ignore=#known > > would I have to add a second entry: > > dhcp-ignore=#known > dhcp-ignore=tag:blacklist > > or can I combine them? > > dhcp-ignore=#known,tag:blacklist
No, those two examples do _different things. the first ignores a client which is not know OR blacklisted, the second ignores a client which is not known AND blacklisted. Since a client has to be known to get blacklisted, the second isn't useful, it has no effect. > > I was reading through the config and I know I've seen that explained > before but just can't seem to find it again to confirm.. > > > Found it dnsmasq.conf.example.. > > # Never offer DHCP service to a machine whose Ethernet > # address is 11:22:33:44:55:66 > #dhcp-host=11:22:33:44:55:66,ignore > > # Ignore any clients which are specified in dhcp-host lines > # or /etc/ethers. Equivalent to ISC "deny unknown-clients". > # This relies on the special "known" tag which is set when > # a host is matched. > #dhcp-ignore=tag:!known > > > Hmm, > > Why does my #known do the same thing? And the example says !known.. > > (odd..) > > The syntax changed to make is clearer. The old syntax (# for NOT) is still supported for old config files, but the documentation was updated to reflect the new, prefered way of doing things. Cheers, Simon. > On 3/15/11 12:20 PM, Simon Kelley wrote: >> B. Cook wrote: >>> I have ignore set for my dhcpd server. >>> >>> dhcp-ignore=#known >>> >>> and what I used to have was an entry for a *machine name* (not a mac). >>> >>> dnsmasq would allow that machine name on, and I had a script that would >>> parse the logs and add that special machine names MAC to the 'allowed list' >>> >>> with 2.57 (updated from 2.55) it sees that machine name as an error. >>> >>> What can I do to possibly get that 'feature' back? >>> >>> dhcp-host=pcsd-00000 >>> >>> >> Do you mean that 2.57 spits an error when it encounters >> dhcp-host=pcsd-00000 >> >> in the configuration file? Any particular error message? >> >>> second question. >>> >>> Unrelated to the first one. >>> >>> If I have a machine pcsd-12345 is there a way that I can *deny* that >>> machine name? >>> >> >> dhcp-host=pcsd-12345,set:blacklist >> >> dhcp-ignore=tag:blacklist >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Simon. >> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Dnsmasq-discuss mailing list >>> Dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk >>> http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dnsmasq-discuss >>> > > _______________________________________________ > Dnsmasq-discuss mailing list > Dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk > http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dnsmasq-discuss >
