tomquas · February 27, 2018 16:16 · Mar 11, 2013 · Mar 11, 2013 · Mar 11, 2013 · Feb 9, 2013
diff --git a/dnsmasq.conf b/dnsmasq.conf
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ domain=vm
 
 # This must be the address of you host on the vboxnet0 network
 # find this in the VirtualBox host-only network preferences
-address=/vbox-host/192.168.56.1
+address=/vbox-host.vm/192.168.56.1
diff --git a/dnsmasq.conf b/dnsmasq.conf
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ dhcp-range=192.168.56.102,192.168.56.200,12h
 dhcp-leasefile=/var/lib/dnsmasq.leases
 
 # Assume anything in the .vm domain is local
-local=/.vm/
+local=/vm/
 
 # Set this (and domain: see below) if you want to have a domain
 # automatically added to simple names in a hosts-file.
@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@ expand-hosts
 #    domain of all systems configured by DHCP
 # 3) Provides the domain part for "expand-hosts"
 domain=vm
+
+# This must be the address of you host on the vboxnet0 network
+# find this in the VirtualBox host-only network preferences
+address=/vbox-host/192.168.56.1
diff --git a/dnsmasq.conf b/dnsmasq.conf
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
-# Your /etc/resolv.conf will point to dnsmasq, so make a copy
-# of this and set dnsmasq to use it instead:
-resolv-file=/etc/resolv.upstream.conf
-
 # Set this to the name of your VirtualBox host-only interface.
 # dnsmasq will listen for DHCP and DNS requests on this interface as
 # well as the loopback:
 interface=vboxnet0
 
-# This option will be forced anyway on OS X so set here to avoid warning:
+# This option will be forced anyway on OS X so set here to avoid a warning:
 bind-interfaces
 
 # Enable the integrated DHCP server, you need
@@ -20,5 +16,21 @@ bind-interfaces
 dhcp-range=192.168.56.102,192.168.56.200,12h
 
 # The default directory does not exist on OSX and this cause an 
-# error when enabling DHCP, set alternative location here:
+# error when enabling DHCP, set an alternative location here:
 dhcp-leasefile=/var/lib/dnsmasq.leases
+
+# Assume anything in the .vm domain is local
+local=/.vm/
+
+# Set this (and domain: see below) if you want to have a domain
+# automatically added to simple names in a hosts-file.
+expand-hosts
+
+# Set the domain for dnsmasq. this is optional, but if it is set, it
+# does the following things.
+# 1) Allows DHCP hosts to have fully qualified domain names, as long
+#     as the domain part matches this setting.
+# 2) Sets the "domain" DHCP option thereby potentially setting the
+#    domain of all systems configured by DHCP
+# 3) Provides the domain part for "expand-hosts"
+domain=vm
diff --git a/dnsmasq.conf b/dnsmasq.conf
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ resolv-file=/etc/resolv.upstream.conf
 # well as the loopback:
 interface=vboxnet0
 
+# This option will be forced anyway on OS X so set here to avoid warning:
+bind-interfaces
+
 # Enable the integrated DHCP server, you need
 # to supply the range of addresses available for lease and optionally
 # a lease time. If you have more than one network, you will need to

diff --git a/dnsmasq.conf b/dnsmasq.conf
@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
-# Change this line if you want dns to get its upstream servers from
-# somewhere other that /etc/resolv.conf
+# Your /etc/resolv.conf will point to dnsmasq, so make a copy
+# of this and set dnsmasq to use it instead:
 resolv-file=/etc/resolv.upstream.conf
 
-# If you want dnsmasq to listen for DHCP and DNS requests only on
-# specified interfaces (and the loopback) give the name of the
-# interface (eg eth0) here.
-# Repeat the line for more than one interface.
+# Set this to the name of your VirtualBox host-only interface.
+# dnsmasq will listen for DHCP and DNS requests on this interface as
+# well as the loopback:
 interface=vboxnet0
 
-# Uncomment this to enable the integrated DHCP server, you need
+# Enable the integrated DHCP server, you need
 # to supply the range of addresses available for lease and optionally
 # a lease time. If you have more than one network, you will need to
 # repeat this for each network on which you want to supply DHCP
 # service.
+# Select a range from the address and netmask shown in VirtualBox's
+# host-only network configuration dialog:
 dhcp-range=192.168.56.102,192.168.56.200,12h
 
+# The default directory does not exist on OSX and this cause an 
+# error when enabling DHCP, set alternative location here:
 dhcp-leasefile=/var/lib/dnsmasq.leases
diff --git a/dnsmasq.conf b/dnsmasq.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Change this line if you want dns to get its upstream servers from
+# somewhere other that /etc/resolv.conf
+resolv-file=/etc/resolv.upstream.conf
+
+# If you want dnsmasq to listen for DHCP and DNS requests only on
+# specified interfaces (and the loopback) give the name of the
+# interface (eg eth0) here.
+# Repeat the line for more than one interface.
+interface=vboxnet0
+
+# Uncomment this to enable the integrated DHCP server, you need
+# to supply the range of addresses available for lease and optionally
+# a lease time. If you have more than one network, you will need to
+# repeat this for each network on which you want to supply DHCP
+# service.
+dhcp-range=192.168.56.102,192.168.56.200,12h
+
+dhcp-leasefile=/var/lib/dnsmasq.leases