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DNSMasq, the Pint-Sized Super Dæmon!

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Shawn Powers
Feb 25, 2015

I’ve always used the DHCP and DNS server built in to DD-WRT to serve my network. I like having those two services tied to the router, because if every other server on my network fails, I still can get on-line. I figure the next best thing is to have a Raspberry Pi dedicated to those services. Because all my RPi devices currently are attached to televisions around the house (running XBMC), I decided to enlist the Cubox computer

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Shawn Powers

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