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We want dnsmasq to resolve a name for a local host. When using the address=/host/address syntax, if host has no TLD (as shown), it does not resolve. It turns it into a FQDN, which causes it to return the name of the local Microsoft domain controller.

For example, if we have this:

address=/domain.com/192.168.1.45
address=/server1/192.168.1.100
address=/server2/192.168.1.200

A ping for server1 or server2 will return 192.168.1.45, with the FQDN showing server1.domain.com (even though we don't specify that in the ping).

I've check the docs, this and other sites, but I can't even find anyone that's having this same issue, much less a resolution.

Ideas?

Wesley
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This isn't dnsmasq doing it, it's your host's DNS settings appending a TLD or search domain. Remove the search or domain portions from /etc/resolv.conf, but be aware that it's probably not the right way to solve your issues.

The better way to solve this is always query with a trailing dot. So you'd just have to remember to always use server1. to query with, not server1.

Wesley
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