15: Configuring DHCP server and DNS (Dnsmasq) 
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15.2.2  Dnsmasq: resolv and host files 
 
Figure 63: The resolv and host files section 
Web Field/UCI/Package Option 
Web: Use /etc/ethers 
UCI: dhcp.@dnsmasq[0].readethers 
Opt: readethers 
Defines whether static lease entries are read from /etc/ethers. 
Web: Leasefile 
UCI: dhcp.@dnsmasq[0].leasefile 
Opt: leasefile 
Defines the file where given DHCP leases will be stored. The 
DHCP lease file allows leases to be picked up again if dnsmasq is 
restarted. 
Store DHCP leases in this file. 
Web: Ignore resolve file 
UCI: dhcp.@dnsmasq[0].noresolv 
Opt: noresolv 
Defines whether to use the local DNS file for resolving DNS.  
Web: Resolve file 
UCI: dhcp.@dnsmasq[0].resolvfile 
Opt: resolvfile 
Defines the local DNS file. Default is /tmp/resolv.conf.auto 
Web: Ignore Hosts files 
UCI: dhcp.@dnsmasq[0].nohosts 
Opt: nohosts 
Defines whether to use local host’s files for resolving DNS. 
Web: Additional Hosts files 
UCI: dhcp.@dnsmasq[0].addnhosts 
Opt: list addnhosts 
Defines local host’s files. When using UCI multiple servers should 
be entered with a space between them. 
 
Table 34: Information table for resolv and host files section