What were you trying to do that didn't work?

Configure NetworkManager to run dnsmasq as NM helper as described here:
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-59988
And here:
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-server/administration/dnsmasq/

What is the impact of this issue to you?

Local DNS IPv4 lookups are released to upstream global DNS servers and time out before returning answers

Please provide the package NVR for which the bug is seen:

NetworkManager-1.46.0-19.el9_4.x86_64
dnsmasq-2.85-16.el9_4.x86_64

How reproducible is this bug?:

Always

Steps to reproduce

1. Follow instructions here:
   https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-server/administration/dnsmasq/
   Or here:
   https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2189401#nm-helper
2. See discussion here:
   https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/dnsmasq-times-out-querying-upstream-dns-for-local-lookup/130870
3. This bug supersedes this bug, closed now:
   https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-59988

Expected results

Immediate return of local DNS lookups

Actual results

Time out waiting for return of local DNS lookups