DHCPCD on an internal LAN


My P2 internet connected machine runs dhcpcd on boot, connects to
broadband service via eth1, gets numbers etc. No problem.

I just confused myself trying to set up dnsmasq on P2 so that other
machines on my internal lan connect in the same way (to P2) using
their dhcpcd rather than static IPs.

I'm getting the idea dnsmasq was designed to provide a method of
routing an internal machine through a gateway machine and out to the
external DHCP server (in this case this would be my broadband
service provider).

What I *want* to do is set up something simple-ish that *just* lets
my other lan connected machines get an IP and connect to the P2
machine. The only connection the internal lan machines will ever have
is a direct SSH connection into P2 where a user can go online from
the P2 only. (IOW, their lan connected machine never sees the
internet, only the SSHed UI of their account on the P2.)

Am I heading in the wrong direction trying to use dnsmasq?

Is there a more suitable app for this purpose?

TIA

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