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DNSMASQ DHCP/DNS Configuration Testing (Day 2)

Work Completed

On this date, the following was completed:

  • Verified that the latest XML configurations for DNSMASQ DHCP were working
  • Verified that test devices in the FAMILY/GUEST enviroment were able to do the following:
    • Receive an IP from the corresponding DHCP scope
    • Gain Internet access (by 8.8.8.8 and google.com)
    • Gain access to each other by FQDN and be able to perform appropriate DNS forward/reverse lookups (both within the same subnet and outside of it)
  • Added logic to disable the original ISC DHCP implementation for the LAN interface
  • Re-worked the functionality so that the LAN and LOOPBACK interfaces were excluded for DHCP use by DNSMASQ (as we aren't creating scopes for them)
  • Re-organized project files to break up task files into three subfolders:
    • Initial Prep (What needs to be done before re-configuring the XML?)
    • XML Configs (what changes need to be made?)
    • Post Config Actions (what actions we might need to take after the fact?)

Current Status / Next Steps:

Going forward, I will be doing the following:

  • Looking into whether it would be necessary to modify the DNSMASQ DHCP/DNS configuration (for the TOOLS4EVER network) to use tools4ever.firstgambrellianempire.com rather than tools4ever.internal.firstgambrellianempire.com for consistency with the existing AD domain in use.