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I recently installed dnsmasq so I could use wildcard lookups for *.local addresses using these instructions.
The only difference was that mine was setup to resolved .local instead of .dev, like so:
address=/.local/127.0.0.1
It was working great when directly connected to a modem, but when connecting through, say, a public WiFi it was unable to resolve anything!
$ dnsmasq
dnsmasq: failed to create listening socket for 192.168.1.129: Permission denied
As an interim solution I removed dnsmasq:
$ sudo port uninstall dnsmasq
And then in my network preferences, I ran Diagnostics which detected a "problem" with my DNS settings. I clicked the button to revert those changes and the WiFi began to work again.
So, that must be why a lot of places were saying ".dev" was better that ".local" huh? – Yes Barry – 2011-12-14T05:44:36.663
Yes, local is not an assigned domain name, but it as been co-opted. – BillThor – 2011-12-14T05:58:27.203
Ok, well I've reinstalled dnsmasq and set it to dev this time. I'll let you know if it didn't work. Thanks! – Yes Barry – 2011-12-14T06:00:50.040