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Author: pyratebeard <root@pyratebeard.net>
Date:   Sun,  5 Feb 2023 23:40:58 +0000

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diff --git a/entry/20230205-masq_of_the_dhcphantasm.md b/entry/20230205-masq_of_the_dhcphantasm.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +The other day I wanted to test a new network device without connecting it to my home LAN. I knew the device was preconfigured to use DHCP so I very quickly set up one of my laptops as a DHCP server using [dnsmasq](https://dnsmasq.org/){target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"}. + +After making sure the `dnsmasq` package was installed on the laptop I disconnected it from the WiFi and plugged it into a switch. + +Configuring a static IP differs from system to system, but in this case I was using `netctl`. I took a copy of the example configuration file, /etc/netctl/examples/ethernet-static, put it into the /etc/netctl directory, and changed the 'Interface' and 'Address' variables +``` +Description='A basic static ethernet connection' +Interface=enp0s25 +Connection=ethernet +IP=static +Address=('192.168.1.1/24') +#Routes=('192.168.0.0/24 via 192.168.1.2') +Gateway='192.168.1.1' +DNS=('192.168.1.1') + +## For IPv6 autoconfiguration +#IP6=stateless + +## For IPv6 static address configuration +#IP6=static +#Address6=('1234:5678:9abc:def::1/64' '1234:3456::123/96') +#Routes6=('abcd::1234') +#Gateway6='1234:0:123::abcd' +``` + +Bringing the interface up with +``` +sudo netctl start ethernet-static +``` + +The dnsmasq configuration file is usually /etc/dnsmasq.conf, or you can drop your own config files into /etc/dnsmasq.d/ (ensure you uncomment the include line in /etc/dnsmasq.conf). + +My setup was very simple +``` +# specify ethernet device to operate on +interface=enp0s25 + +# disable dns +port=0 + +# configure dhcp range and lease time +dhcp-range=192.168.1.10,192.168.1.12,8h +``` + +I didn't need to set a netmask as I am putting the DHCP server (my laptop) in the same range. Before starting `dnsmasq` it is a good idea to validate the configuration +``` +dnsmasq --test +``` + +After starting the `dnsmasq` service I could plug my network device into the router and monitor for any assigned IPs in the file /var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases. + +There is much more you can do with `dnsmasq` if you want to use it for DHCP properly, but this shows how quick it can be to run it on a LAN or lab environment.