Fix man page re interface labels and add warning when used badly.

man/dnsmasq.8

@@ -203,12 +203,17 @@ or
 options are given dnsmasq listens on all available interfaces except any
 given in
 .B \--except-interface
-options. IP alias interfaces (eg "eth1:0") cannot be used with
-.B --interface
+options. On Linux, when
+.B \--bind-interfaces
 or
-.B --except-interface
-options, use --listen-address instead. A simple wildcard, consisting
-of a trailing '*', can be used in 
+.B \--bind-dynamic
+are in effect, IP alias interface labels (eg "eth1:0") are checked, rather than
+interface names. In the degenerate case when an interface has one address, this amounts to the same thing but when an interface has multiple addresses it
+allows control over which of those addresses are accepted.
+The same effect is achievable in default mode by using
+.B \--listen-address.
+A simple wildcard, consisting of a trailing '*',
+can be used in
 .B \--interface 
 and
 .B \--except-interface
@@ -222,7 +227,9 @@ and
 .B --except-interface
 options does not matter and that 
 .B --except-interface
-options always override the others.
+options always override the others. The comments about interface labels for
+.B --listen-address
+apply here.
 .TP
 .B --auth-server=<domain>,<interface>|<ip-address>
 Enable DNS authoritative mode for queries arriving at an interface or address. Note that the interface or address

src/dnsmasq.c

@@ -771,6 +771,8 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 
   if (option_bool(OPT_NOWILD))
     warn_bound_listeners();
+  else if (!option_bool(OPT_CLEVERBIND))
+    warn_wild_labels();
 
   warn_int_names();
   

src/dnsmasq.h

@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ struct ipsets {
 struct irec {
   union mysockaddr addr;
   struct in_addr netmask; /* only valid for IPv4 */
-  int tftp_ok, dhcp_ok, mtu, done, warned, dad, dns_auth, index, multicast_done, found;
+  int tftp_ok, dhcp_ok, mtu, done, warned, dad, dns_auth, index, multicast_done, found, label;
   char *name; 
   struct irec *next;
 };
@@ -1252,6 +1252,7 @@ int enumerate_interfaces(int reset);
 void create_wildcard_listeners(void);
 void create_bound_listeners(int die);
 void warn_bound_listeners(void);
+void warn_wild_labels(void);
 void warn_int_names(void);
 int is_dad_listeners(void);
 int iface_check(int family, struct all_addr *addr, char *name, int *auth_dns);

src/network.c

@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ static int iface_allowed(struct iface_param *param, int if_index, char *label,
   int tftp_ok = !!option_bool(OPT_TFTP);
   int dhcp_ok = 1;
   int auth_dns = 0;
+  int is_label = 0;
 #if defined(HAVE_DHCP) || defined(HAVE_TFTP)
   struct iname *tmp;
 #endif
@@ -264,6 +265,8 @@ static int iface_allowed(struct iface_param *param, int if_index, char *label,
   
   if (!label)
     label = ifr.ifr_name;
+  else
+    is_label = strcmp(label, ifr.ifr_name);
  
   /* maintain a list of all addresses on all interfaces for --local-service option */
   if (option_bool(OPT_LOCAL_SERVICE))
@@ -482,6 +485,7 @@ static int iface_allowed(struct iface_param *param, int if_index, char *label,
       iface->found = 1;
       iface->done = iface->multicast_done = iface->warned = 0;
       iface->index = if_index;
+      iface->label = is_label;
       if ((iface->name = whine_malloc(strlen(ifr.ifr_name)+1)))
 	{
 	  strcpy(iface->name, ifr.ifr_name);
@@ -1034,6 +1038,15 @@ void warn_bound_listeners(void)
     my_syslog(LOG_WARNING, _("LOUD WARNING: use --bind-dynamic rather than --bind-interfaces to avoid DNS amplification attacks via these interface(s)")); 
 }
 
+void warn_wild_labels(void)
+{
+  struct irec *iface;
+
+  for (iface = daemon->interfaces; iface; iface = iface->next)
+    if (iface->found && iface->name && iface->label)
+      my_syslog(LOG_WARNING, _("warning: using interface %s instead"), iface->name);
+}
+
 void warn_int_names(void)
 {
   struct interface_name *intname;