Entry_DNS component toggle for Node #437
Description
Currently when the MASQ starts, it always runs with entry_dns on and port 53 is listened to by Node.
Design a way to allow a startup parameter to be toggled that will turn off entry_dns and not require Node to listen on port 53, so other software can listen on the port unobstructed.
*Consider removing the entry_dns component, if system wide subversion is never to be a "thing"
Present a log to user to remind them that they will need to proxy network traffic/software to MASQ for privacy routing
ALSO check the daemon to ensure that entry_dns is not starting when daemon is running - there is a chance that this was turned on during some
SUGGESTIONS from Dan:
- Leave the entry_dns server in MASQNode for now, just in case it becomes useful in a system too small to have extensive proxying powers.
- In ServerInitializerReal, make the dns_socket_server field an Option. Start it out as None.
- Modify ServerInitializerReal::go() so that it needs a particular value from the multi_config before it will construct self.dns_socket_server and call .initialize_as_privileged() and .initialize_as_unprivileged() on it. That way, unless the user specifies something like --entry-dns on, there will be no contention over Port 53.
- Put help in shared_schema.rs that explains to the user the consequences of both --entry-dns on and --entry-dns off (which should be the default).
Command for inspecting processes with MASQNode
macOS
ps -ef | grep MASQNode (includes this command)
window
netstat -ano
List processes listening on port 53:
macOS
lsof -Pn -i :53