I've done a default install of dnsmasq. When I run dig, it seems to be using dnsmasq (127.0.0.1), but the results don't include the hostnames included in /etc/hosts.
/etc/hosts:
192.168.1.13 sun
in a terminal:
$ dig sun
; <<>> DiG 9.6-ESV-R4 <<>> sun
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 32131
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;sun. IN A
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
. 9699 IN SOA a.root-servers.net. nstld.verisign-grs.com. 2011041100 1800 900 604800 86400
;; Query time: 1 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Tue Apr 12 05:20:56 2011
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 96
in a terminal:
$ dig @localhost sun
; <<>> DiG 9.6-ESV-R4 <<>> @localhost sun
; (2 servers found)
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 43763
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;sun. IN A
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
. 10800 IN SOA a.root-servers.net. nstld.verisign-grs.com. 2011041800 1800 900 604800 86400
;; Query time: 40 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Mon Apr 18 17:15:23 2011
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 96
I've tried using local and expand-hosts/domain, but can't seem to get either of those working either. My primary goal is to be able to use one machine to host LAN DNS, I don't care if the names wind up being sun or sun.domain, whatever works.
Here is my /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 127.0.0.1
domain members.linode.com
search members.linode.com
nameserver 72.14.188.5
nameserver 72.14.179.5
and /etc/dnsmasq.conf
domain-needed
bogus-priv
This is all on an ubuntu 10.04 machine if it makes a difference. I have been following this guide: http://www.mythicalbeast.co.uk/linux/dnsmasq_howto.html (though not verbatim since that also sets up DHCP)