Loopback interface can be omitted

[goofrider]

If you're using the loopback interface just for dnsmasq, maybe you can consider just use a different port for dnsmasq (e.g. 5353).

You can specify the port number to connect to dnsmasq in /etc/resolver/test like so:

nameserver 127.0.0.1
port 5353

I used to use a loopback interface for dnsmasq as well but I found it a bit flaky, as it fails to start from time to time. I haven't had any issues since I omitted the loopback interface. Been running dnsmasq on my Mac without issues for years with this method.

[tbreuss]

Thanks @goofrider, I will try this when I get a chance.