DHCP with DNSMasq

[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.

[sullrich]

@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.

[hoba]

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

[sullrich]

@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.

[LawnMowerGuy1]

OK fair enough, thanks guys