doc/netwatch-dns: giving hostname in comment is not required

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Christian Hesse 2022-07-05 13:16:47 +02:00
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@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ Configuration
The DNS and DoH servers to be checked have to be added to netwatch with The DNS and DoH servers to be checked have to be added to netwatch with
specific comment: specific comment:
/tool/netwatch/add comment="doh, hostname=cloudflare-dns" host=1.1.1.1; /tool/netwatch/add comment="doh" host=1.1.1.1;
/tool/netwatch/add comment="dns, hostname=google-dns" host=8.8.8.8; /tool/netwatch/add comment="dns" host=8.8.8.8;
/tool/netwatch/add comment="doh, dns, hostname=quad-nine" host=9.9.9.10; /tool/netwatch/add comment="doh, dns" host=9.9.9.10;
This will configure *cloudflare-dns* for DoH (`https://1.1.1.1/dnsquery`), and This will configure *cloudflare-dns* for DoH (`https://1.1.1.1/dnsquery`), and
*google-dns* and *quad-nine* for regular DNS (`8.8.8.8,9.9.9.10`) if up. *google-dns* and *quad-nine* for regular DNS (`8.8.8.8,9.9.9.10`) if up.
@ -39,15 +39,15 @@ If *cloudflare-dns* is down the script will fall back to *quad-nine* for DoH.
Giving a specific query url for DoH is possible: Giving a specific query url for DoH is possible:
/tool/netwatch/add comment="doh, hostname=nextdns, doh-url=https://dns.nextdns.io/dns-query" host=199.247.16.158; /tool/netwatch/add comment="doh, ame=nextdns, doh-url=https://dns.nextdns.io/dns-query" host=199.247.16.158;
Note that using a name in DoH url may introduce a chicken-and-egg issue! Note that using a name in DoH url may introduce a chicken-and-egg issue!
Sometimes using just one specific (possibly internal) DNS server may be Sometimes using just one specific (possibly internal) DNS server may be
desired, with fallback in case it fails. This is possible as well: desired, with fallback in case it fails. This is possible as well:
/tool/netwatch/add comment="dns, hostname=pi-hole" host=10.0.0.10; /tool/netwatch/add comment="dns" host=10.0.0.10;
/tool/netwatch/add comment="dns-fallback, hostname=cloudflare-dns" host=1.1.1.1; /tool/netwatch/add comment="dns-fallback" host=1.1.1.1;
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