Shawn Webb5d ago
what do you #Linux folks use as a stupid simple DHCP server daemon? #Kea seems a bit overkill for what I need, and isc-dhcpd is effectively unmaintained.
Show threadShawn Webb

I"m leaning towards #dnsmasq

#Linux

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Show threadAriadne Conill 🐰5d ago
@lattera i just use udhcpd in busybox
Show threadBertrand Cherrier5d ago
@lattera I have a #mikrotik router running #RouterOS and I use their DHCP server, #dnsmasq is a good choice, if you use an infernal resolver, adguard or pihole can providence DHCP as well.
Show threadJohn-Mark Gurney4d ago

@lattera

Do you really want to use software distributed via unauthenticated channels (looks like it isn't anymore)? I suggested the authors years ago and he flat out said he did didn't want to and didn't see any value in using https.

I don't trust people who have that attitude about security to write software that I run.

#dnsmasq

Show threadShawn Webb4d ago
@encthenet I'm wholly ignorant of historical issues (or any issue) of the dnsmasq project.
Show threadJohn-Mark Gurney4d ago

@lattera

If you download a source dist, it looks like you can get it via https now, pretty sure that wasn't the case years ago.

But, if you clone the code, the recommended ways are both insecure.

But luckily, it looks like the git version I'm running doesn't allow either insecure protocol:
fatal: transport 'git' not allowed
and:
fatal: transport 'http' not allowed

Show threadShawn Webb4d ago
@encthenet oh. I just did $ sudo apt install dnsmasq. I didn't attempt to manually compile from source.