Thread: unnecessary processes ?
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jussik is offline jussik
2008-01-10 , 09:10
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Originally Posted by albright View Post
I notice that there are some processes that automatically
run when my tablet (n810 as it happens) starts. One of
these is:

dnsmasq

...

So, why do I need it always running?
Not sure, but dnsmasq also caches addresses and address-to-name resolutions, IIRC. It can also make DNS updates automatic on DHCP changes, I'd imagine this might be used on a tablet.