How To set up DNS name server with Dnsmasq for Ubuntu/Debian.

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Install Dnsmasq on the server.
    sudo apt-get install dnsmasq
or get binary file from Linux App Finder http://linuxappfinder.com/package/dnsmasq
    Copy file to the server and install it with dpkg -i command.
    sudo dpkg -i dnsmasq_2.33-1_i386.deb

To start, restart or stop Dnsmasq:
    /etc/init.d/dnsmasq start
    /etc/init.d/dnsmasq restart
    /etc/init.d/dnsmasq stop

Adding name server to client desktop/loptop:
Linux:
    Configure /etc/resolv.conf file
        sudo vi /etc/resolv.conf
    Add DNS Name Server to the file
        nameserver <ip address of your new name server>

Windows:
    1) Click Network Connections from the Control Panel.
    2) Choose your connection from the Network Connections window.
    3) Click Properties button.
    4) Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.
    5) Click the radio button “Use the following DNS server addresses” and type in <ip address of your new name server> in the Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server fields, then click OK.

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