How to: MGS/AWG - Setting up DNSmasq DNS

How to: MGS/AWG - Setting up DNSmasq DNS

 1.    Dnsmasq DNS

Dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy-to-configure DNS forwarder that can be used to answer DNS queries from your network.

Similar functionality is also provided by “Unbound DNS”, our standard-enabled forward/resolver service.

Sometimes, people prefer to use Dnsmasq or combine it with our default-enabled resolver (Unbound).

Note

Since ActiveARC® 17.7 Unbound has been our standard DNS service, the main reason for Dnsmasq being shipped in our product is for compatibility. Although some use cases require Dnsmasq specifically, most users better opt for Unbound.

 

1.1           General settings

Most settings are straightforward here, enable the service, listen on a port (53 when empty) and assign interfaces to listen to. You can also register DHCP static mappings so the forwarder will know internally defined hosts.

1.2           Host overrides

Here you define static hostnames, which allow you to reply to a specific address when being asked.

1.3           Domain Overrides

If a different DNS server should answer a specific domain, you can configure it here.

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