✧✦Catherine✦✧Feb 27

I really hate dnsmasq. every once in a while I have a problem and some Linux guy tells me "just use PXE bro" and then I spend a hour configuring PXE that doesn't fucking work without displaying a single debug print and all of this is a complete waste of time.

the UI of dnsmasq is atrocious; if I wanted to be able to tweak every DHCP option I would use my TCP/IP stack to answer DHCP queries. just give me something that can boot a machine without four hours of twiddling with options that are required for correct operation yet nobody bothers to give them names better than "66"

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@whitequark I sysadmin this professionally (not dnsmasq though, I've always found that to be a rather awful experience) and have even managed to set it up at home once or twice, but that experience left me reaching for most other tools to boot a system before setting it up again.

Once it is up and working etc, it's great. The way there is awful. And I even know what tools to reach for from a couple of decades of professional experience.

Feb 27 at 6:19pmWeb
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@maswan that's validating at least ^ thanks