MakeItZone Network Infrastructure

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Network Topology

Rough outline of permanent connections:

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EdgeRouter X Configuration

  • configured DNSMasq to provide DHCP & DNS
    • local DNS will also have DHCP clients
  • due to windows limitations (can’t have multiple connections to the same fileserver with different credentials from one user… but can set up DNS/IP aliases to the same server and connect via the aliases) created multiple static IP maps to the NAS
  • can configure static DHCP range, static DHCP mappings, DHCP lease domain, and system domain via GUI
  • enabling DNSMasq for DHCP and static DNS mappings require using the CLI

Process outline

> configure
> set service dhcp-server use-dnsmasq enable
> set system name-server 127.0.0.1

# static DNS mappings
# Note- this isn't using the static DHCP mapping. So if you change the mapping for DHCP, you also need to manually update this DNS mapping
> set system static-host-mapping host-name <host> inet <ip>
> set system static-host-mapping host-name <host> alias <alias name>
... add more aliases ...

> set service dns forwarding options expand-hosts

> commit

> save

>exit

# Some useful diagnostic commands:

> show service dns
> show service dhcpd

# Don't forget tab completion - gives help!

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