On Jun 25, 2012 10:07 AM, "Andrei POPESCU" <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Lu, 25 iun 12, 01:09:36, Soare Catalin wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I've setup a dhcp+dns server on a small box where I've installed
> > debian wheezy. It is for home use, as I happen to have a retarded
> > router from my ISP which is unable to hold reservations.
> >
> > I've installed both isc-dhcp-server ( 4.2.2) and bind9 (9.8.1), and
> > they both work fine for all clients I connect to them, except for one
> > small detail: the dhcp server seems unable to add dns entries. (With
> > other words, everyone gets an IP and internet, but I'm unable to get
> > things to work internally, don't know who has what IP).
>
> In my experience dnsmasq is much better suited for this kind of setup:
>
> 1. install it (and get rid of bind and isc-dhcp-server)
> 2. list your hosts in /etc/hosts
> 3. configure the simplest DHCP network in /etc/dnsmasq.conf
> 4. Enjoy :)
>
> At step 3. you might need to set up static leases for your machines as
> well, but I'm not sure...
>
> Kind regards,
> Andrei
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Hi,
Sorry for replying so late, but only last evening I had a chance to try it out.
I removed both bind server and isc-dhcp-server and installed dnsmasq. It was very easy to setup.
Thank you very much for the reply.