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dnsmasq

Dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy to configure DNS forwarder and DHCP server. It is designed to provide DNS and, optionally, DHCP, to a small network. It can serve the names of local machines which are not in the global DNS.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Platforms

  • Linux
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  1.  DNS Server
  2.  DNS Caching
  3.  DHCP Server
  4.  TFTP
  5.  DNS Proxy

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  • dhcp
  • nat
  • firewall-transparent

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  • Developed by

    GB flagSimon Kelley

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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What is dnsmasq?

Dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy to configure DNS forwarder and DHCP server. It is designed to provide DNS and, optionally, DHCP, to a small network. It can serve the names of local machines which are not in the global DNS. The DHCP server integrates with the DNS server and allows machines with DHCP-allocated addresses to appear in the DNS with names configured either in each host or in a central configuration file. Dnsmasq supports static and dynamic DHCP leases and BOOTP/TFTP/PXE for network booting of diskless machines.

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