Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Finding actual DNS server used

Hi Weedy, Le Sun, 15 Jan 2017 17:23:18 -0500 Weedy a écrit: > >> http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/docs/dnsmasq-man.html#lbAG > >> > >> An API of sorts was added some time last year > > > > I've gone through the NOTES section you are referring to, but I > > don't see

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Finding actual DNS server used

On 15 January 2017 at 17:15, Albert ARIBAUD wrote: > Hi Weedy, > > Le Sun, 15 Jan 2017 17:04:37 -0500 > Weedy a écrit: > >> On 15 January 2017 at 03:21, Albert ARIBAUD >> wrote: >> > Hi Chris, >> > >> > Le Sat, 14 Jan 2017

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Finding actual DNS server used

On 14 January 2017 at 07:40, Lars Noodén wrote: > How can I get an already running instance of Dnsmasq to tell which DNS > servers it is using to resolve new queries upstream? It's in the man page. Also I think we added special TXT or something queries last year. Sun Jan

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Finding actual DNS server used

On 15 January 2017 at 03:21, Albert ARIBAUD wrote: > Hi Chris, > > Le Sat, 14 Jan 2017 19:27:28 + > Chris Green a écrit: > > (re getting dnsmasq to say which upstream servers it uses) > >> Why is is so difficult to provide this information? At the very

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Finding actual DNS server used

Hi Chris, Le Sun, 15 Jan 2017 20:31:28 + Chris Green a écrit: > On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 04:54:11PM +0100, Albert ARIBAUD wrote: > > Bonjour, > > > > Le Sun, 15 Jan 2017 12:36:47 + > > Chris Green a écrit: > > > > > On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 12:14:42PM

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Finding actual DNS server used

On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 04:54:11PM +0100, Albert ARIBAUD wrote: > Bonjour, > > Le Sun, 15 Jan 2017 12:36:47 + > Chris Green a écrit: > > > On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 12:14:42PM +0100, Albert ARIBAUD wrote: > > > > > - read the configuration file(s) dnsmasq uses and find

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Finding actual DNS server used

Bonjour, Le Sun, 15 Jan 2017 12:36:47 + Chris Green a écrit: > On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 12:14:42PM +0100, Albert ARIBAUD wrote: > > > > - read the configuration file(s) dnsmasq uses and find "server=" > > > > lines in it, and read the /etc/resolv* tree, if dnsmasq uses > > >

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Finding actual DNS server used

On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 12:14:42PM +0100, Albert ARIBAUD wrote: > > > - read the configuration file(s) dnsmasq uses and find "server=" > > > lines in it, and read the /etc/resolv* tree, if dnsmasq uses them, > > > and that will give the list of servers dnmasq uses at any point in > > > time.

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Finding actual DNS server used

On Sat, Jan 14, 2017 at 05:43:38PM -0500, Jim Alles wrote: >As far as the desktop OS, a user can override the DNS entries that DHCP >provides. Not easily on most modern systems. This is really where we came in! All my xubuntu Linux boxes have the following in /etc/resolv.conf :- #

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Finding actual DNS server used

Le Sun, 15 Jan 2017 09:58:38 +0100 Albert ARIBAUD a écrit: > Speaking of which, my first hunch re your problem is that it's not a > dnsmasq problem, but a problem with the client's networking > configuration. I suspect it connects through some VPN and gets an > additional

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Finding actual DNS server used

Hi Lars, Le Sun, 15 Jan 2017 10:21:01 +0200 Lars Noodén a écrit: > On 01/15/2017 09:55 AM, Albert ARIBAUD wrote: > > Hi Lars, > > > > Le Sat, 14 Jan 2017 20:18:13 +0200 > > Lars Noodén a écrit: > >... > >> Because it's not my system and it is

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Finding actual DNS server used

On 01/15/2017 09:55 AM, Albert ARIBAUD wrote: > Hi Lars, > > Le Sat, 14 Jan 2017 20:18:13 +0200 > Lars Noodén a écrit: >... >> Because it's not my system and it is remote, I >> have to go step by step, slowly. > > ... Do you mean that you have good control of the remote

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Finding actual DNS server used

Hi Chris, Le Sat, 14 Jan 2017 19:27:28 + Chris Green a écrit: (re getting dnsmasq to say which upstream servers it uses) > Why is is so difficult to provide this information? At the very least > it would provide a confidence check that all is working as intended. > It might

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Finding actual DNS server used

Lars, On Sat, Jan 14, 2017 at 7:40 AM, Lars Noodén wrote: > How can I get an already running instance of Dnsmasq to tell which DNS > servers it is using to resolve new queries upstream? > > ​I am not sure that is the most reliable way to get the information you are

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Finding actual DNS server used

On Sat, Jan 14, 2017 at 07:29:47PM +0100, Albert ARIBAUD wrote: > Hi again Chris, > > Le Sat, 14 Jan 2017 16:06:39 + > Chris Green a écrit: > > > On Sat, Jan 14, 2017 at 03:40:52PM +0100, Albert ARIBAUD wrote: > > > > I've not spotted anything in the manual page that stands

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Finding actual DNS server used

Hi again Chris, Le Sat, 14 Jan 2017 16:06:39 + Chris Green a écrit: > On Sat, Jan 14, 2017 at 03:40:52PM +0100, Albert ARIBAUD wrote: > > > I've not spotted anything in the manual page that stands out for > > > that purpose. > > > > There is not much point for it, is

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Finding actual DNS server used

On 01/14/2017 06:06 PM, Chris Green wrote: > On Sat, Jan 14, 2017 at 03:40:52PM +0100, Albert ARIBAUD wrote: [snip] >> Or maybe I am missing something. What is your use case? >> > Well for one it's useful to be able to check whether dnsmasq is using > a sensible DNS server. [snip] That's what

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Finding actual DNS server used

On Sat, Jan 14, 2017 at 03:40:52PM +0100, Albert ARIBAUD wrote: > > I've not spotted anything in the manual page that stands out for that > > purpose. > > There is not much point for it, is there? I mean, if dnsmasq has > upstream servers (possibly per request domain) and acts as a local >

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Finding actual DNS server used

Hi Lars, Le Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:40:14 +0200 Lars Noodén a écrit: > How can I get an already running instance of Dnsmasq to tell which DNS > servers it is using to resolve new queries upstream? > > Specifically how can this be done in distros like Ubuntu and Linux > Mint,