Hi there. I would like to know if DNSMasq can fit in with my needs.
I had started this project using DNSMasq but for some reason rejected it. Most likely it was because I would like my employer to be able to do some of the work of administering the system if/when needed, and DNSMasq doesn't have a supported/maintained WebMin module (the boss, while able to repair Windows systems, has no Linux and little networking experience). However, the needs of a decently working system over-ride the desire to make things easier for the boss.
I work in a small computer repair shop, and am building a server that will a) allow us to boot various tools/installers over PXE, b) provide DNS along with site blocking, c) keep the planned "halves" of the network separate from each other while acting as a internet gateway (one half for machines suspected of having malware, the other for those known to be safe, to lessen the risk of cross-infection), d) fileserver and e) to handle our databases.
I know it's a bit for one machine, but we need to keep costs low. Running more than one machine is simply to much.
To make life easier, especially with the PXE side of things, I'd like to replace IP's with a domain. Some parts of the setup (eg those which use NFS) currently have an IP in the config. From what I've seen there's nothing in the current system that would let me have the right server IP given depending on which side of the network a machine is connected to, and I'd like to have as much isolation between the two sides as possible. If I can replace the IP's with the server's domain name, and have that connect to the appropriate IP, then that should solve a number of my issues.
Currently I am using TFTPD-HPA, Bind9, and the ISC dhcp server. I have previously used DNSMasq in a simillar but far less complex setup and found it did a pretty good job, and would like to go back to it. However, I need to know that it can do what I need, and preferably without changing much of my current setup - especially the menus for the various PXE options.
Hope this is clear. Been a rather long and trying/tiring day, and not all neurons firing :)
Thanks in advance, David _______________________________________________ Dnsmasq-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dnsmasq-discuss
