dnsmasq
E235250
DHCP server
DNS forwarder
TFTP server
free software
network service daemon
open-source software
system software
dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy-to-configure network service daemon that provides DNS forwarding, DHCP, and TFTP services, commonly used in embedded systems and home routers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| dnsmasq canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2113948 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: dnsmasq Context triple: [OpenWrt, hasComponent, dnsmasq]
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A.
OpenDNS
OpenDNS is a cloud-delivered DNS and security service provider known for web filtering, phishing protection, and enterprise network security solutions.
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B.
DHCP
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a network management protocol that automatically assigns IP addresses and other configuration parameters to devices on an IP network.
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C.
djbdns
djbdns is a secure, high-performance DNS software suite created by cryptographer Daniel J. Bernstein as an alternative to traditional DNS server implementations like BIND.
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D.
DNS over TLS
DNS over TLS is a security protocol that encrypts traditional DNS queries and responses using Transport Layer Security to protect user privacy and prevent eavesdropping or tampering.
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E.
DNS64
DNS64 is a network mechanism that synthesizes IPv6 addresses from IPv4 DNS records to enable IPv6-only clients to reach IPv4-only servers, typically used together with NAT64.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: dnsmasq Target entity description: dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy-to-configure network service daemon that provides DNS forwarding, DHCP, and TFTP services, commonly used in embedded systems and home routers.
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A.
OpenDNS
OpenDNS is a cloud-delivered DNS and security service provider known for web filtering, phishing protection, and enterprise network security solutions.
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B.
DHCP
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a network management protocol that automatically assigns IP addresses and other configuration parameters to devices on an IP network.
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C.
djbdns
djbdns is a secure, high-performance DNS software suite created by cryptographer Daniel J. Bernstein as an alternative to traditional DNS server implementations like BIND.
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D.
DNS over TLS
DNS over TLS is a security protocol that encrypts traditional DNS queries and responses using Transport Layer Security to protect user privacy and prevent eavesdropping or tampering.
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E.
DNS64
DNS64 is a network mechanism that synthesizes IPv6 addresses from IPv4 DNS records to enable IPv6-only clients to reach IPv4-only servers, typically used together with NAT64.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DHCP server
ⓘ
DNS forwarder ⓘ TFTP server ⓘ free software ⓘ network service daemon ⓘ open-source software ⓘ system software ⓘ |
| category |
DHCP software
ⓘ
DNS software ⓘ TFTP software ⓘ |
| configurationFile | /etc/dnsmasq.conf ⓘ |
| designGoal |
low memory usage
ⓘ
simple configuration ⓘ small footprint ⓘ |
| developer | Simon Kelley ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Simon Kelley ⓘ |
| homepage | http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html ⓘ |
| isEasyToConfigure | true ⓘ |
| isLightweight | true ⓘ |
| license | GPL-2.0-or-later ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Linux
ⓘ
Unix-like systems ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| provides |
DHCP address assignment
ⓘ
DNS cache ⓘ local DNS resolver ⓘ network boot services ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
BOOTP
ⓘ
DHCP server functionality ⓘ DHCPv6 server functionality ⓘ DNS caching ⓘ DNS forwarding ⓘ DNS-based service discovery helpers ⓘ PXE network boot ⓘ TFTP server functionality ⓘ dynamic DHCP leases ⓘ local DNS names ⓘ static DHCP leases ⓘ |
| supportsProtocol |
DHCP
ⓘ
DHCPv6 ⓘ DNS ⓘ PXE ⓘ TFTP ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
SOHO routers
ⓘ
embedded systems ⓘ home routers ⓘ small networks ⓘ |
| usedBy |
DD-WRT
ⓘ
OpenWrt ⓘ OpenWrt ⓘ
surface form:
Tomato firmware
many consumer Wi-Fi routers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: dnsmasq Description of subject: dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy-to-configure network service daemon that provides DNS forwarding, DHCP, and TFTP services, commonly used in embedded systems and home routers.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.