dhcpd and dnsmasq

[Obsidian_MH]

I'm setting up an internal network for LAN Parties...

Currently running dhcpd and dnsmasq (or atleast trying to)...

EDIT: They're getting IPs now... and they see the static-IP'd machines. DNS just doesn't work, and I thought dnsmasq was supposed to work stock with /etc/hosts?

Here's the dhcpd.conf

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authoritative;
ddns-update-style ad-hoc;
subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
    range 192.168.1.6 192.168.1.250;
    default-lease-time 259200;
    max-lease-time 518400;
    option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
    option broadcast-address 192.168.1.255;
    option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
}

[Shazam]

dnsmasq is a programm, which takes you resolve requests and redirects them to the internet. so unless you lan takes place in the internet, the program will be useless. try using a real dns server like bind. (emerge bind) however setting this one up is pain in the ass. but the dhcp-server and the dns server are both made by ISC, so they should work together on the right setup. just visit www.isc.org

[WarMachine]

According to its manpage (or AFAIK from reading it) it should resolve entires that are in the server's hosts file regaurdless of an internet connection. I haven't tried using it in this specific situation so I'm not exactly sure what you need to do. There is a setting that allows you to define your DNS server (the one outside that your gateway reads) or you can set it to auto and have it read from /etc/resolv.conf. I would try playing with these, maybe set a valid internet IP address in resolv.conf and if that changes anything even though you're not connected to the internet.

Of course the easiest answer is connect to the internet!