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    DHCP with DNSMasq

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      LawnMowerGuy1
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      Is there any reason pfsense is not using the local DHCP server built into dnsmasq. dnsmasq was created to be both a dhcp server and dns forwarder. Seems like it would save RAM and disk space to use it for both.

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        sullrich
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        @LawnMowerGuy1:

        Is there any reason pfsense is not using the local DHCP server built into dnsmasq. dnsmasq was created to be both a dhcp server and dns forwarder. Seems like it would save RAM and disk space to use it for both.

        Inherited from m0n0wall.  But at this point I doubt any developer wants to spend their own time to convert… Not to mention I trust ISC for serving DHCP more than dnsmasq.. Nothing against dnsmasq but ISC knows the protocol quite well.

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          hoba
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          I also guess we would lose some features like dhcp syncing between carp clustermembers and such.

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            sullrich
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            @hoba:

            I also guess we would lose some features like dhcp syncing between carp clustermembers and such.

            That is also correct. DNSMasq has no clustering capabilities.

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              LawnMowerGuy1
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              OK fair enough, thanks guys

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