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DNSMASQ is a lightweight, easy-to-configure, and highly efficient DNS forwarder and DHCP server. It has been a staple in networking environments for decades, particularly in embedded systems, home routers, small business networks, and even large-scal...

When it comes to ensuring reliable and resilient name resolution, traditional approaches to DNS often fall short. Many businesses and service providers still rely on outdated methods such as configuring two or three static resolvers, typically pointi...

In a world where DNS privacy and security are critical, network administrators often need to ensure that all DNS traffic flows through a trusted resolver. If your Debian box is acting as a router or firewall, you may want to prevent users from bypass...

This is a article explains how to configure OpenWRT so that a guest WiFi can only access Whatsapp but it can be used generically to whitelist access from the guest Wi-Fi. Make certain the /etc/resolv.conf has Quad9 as the name server: search lan name...

This is a custom configuration of DNSMASQ that can be used on a edge node to provide filtering and security services. The first step is to provide suitable DNS servers for the edge node resolv.conf file. We provide two variants. The first variant pro...
