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diff --git a/doc/dns-dhcp.txt b/doc/dns-dhcp.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ec5caed --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/dns-dhcp.txt @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ + +The DNS and DHCP scheme is very complicated. + +torouter itself (the base configuration) uses the OpenDNS servers, as +configured in /etc/resolv.conf. + +Seperate dnsmasq configurations and init scripts are used for local ethernet +and the transparently tor-ified wifi access point. The "regular" dnsmasq daemon +is disabled (in /etc/default/dnsmasq). The ethernet daemon makes upstream +requests "as usual" (according to /etc/resolve.conf), while the wifi daemon +makes upstream requests to ttdnsd on port 5354. + +ttdnsd is used to make upstream requests locally via Tor on port 5353. It is +configured in /etc/default/ttdnsd and listens for requests on port 5354. + +Tor is configured (in /etc/tor/torrc) to listen locally on port 5353 of address +172.16.23.1. + +The /etc/network/interfaces file makes pre- and post- interface configuration +calls to (re) start the tor, ttdnsd, and dnsmasq daemons. + |