My testing confirms that when dnsmasq is enabled for both dns and dhcp, dhcp client hostnames are registered in dns (even if local_dns = 0). Attachments (1) 0002-Remove-local_dns-setting-from-UI-has-no-effect-since.patch ( 15.5 KB ) - added by wrtf740n 2 weeks ago .

So far I've learned of 3 ways to configure the DD-WRT, so that it will perform DNS for your local network. I don't claim to know which way is preferred by the developer(s) of the DD-WRT. Warning : Whatever method you use, you might not "see" the expected results on your computer until you reboot the computer or restart the network interfaces. Plus DNSMasq can be found in two different areas within DD-WRT since it can be used for both DHCP assignmentsas well as internal/local DNS management. What I will be focusing on is the local DNS aspect. When is using DNSMasq useful for controlling DNS? Here are some examples as to why you may want to use it: Oct 05, 2011 · As this guide is about using DNS like the How to Remove Advertisements with Pixelserv on DD-WRT guide was, If you run into problems there are a couple of things to do: Clear your personal machines DNS cache. This is because of a DNS cache, that may fool your computer into thinking it already knows the hostname, without consulting the DNS for it. Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 22:35 Post subject: "Local DNS"? Does anyone know what the "Local DNS" radio button does (under Services->DNSMasq)? I've enabled it and disabled it and saw no behavior change on the router. I also looked in the man page for dnsmasq and saw no mention of a local dns argument. Jul 22, 2015 · If you open up command prompt and type ipconfig, you’ll notice that the Connection-specific DNS Suffix is blank. It’s extremely simple to do this on a router which has the DD-WRT firmware installed. In case you don’t have a router with DD-WRT, here’s my guide to install DD-WRT on one. Open up a browser and navigate to your router homepage.

Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 17:07 Post subject: DNSMasq/Local DNS Setup .. Need Advice. All, Now that I have multiple routers running DD-WRT in my environment, I would like to give the routers a hostname and move away from having to enter the IP addresses every time.

So far I've learned of 3 ways to configure the DD-WRT, so that it will perform DNS for your local network. I don't claim to know which way is preferred by the developer(s) of the DD-WRT. Warning : Whatever method you use, you might not "see" the expected results on your computer until you reboot the computer or restart the network interfaces.

DD-WRT forces clients to use encyption with 128bit. When encyption is disabled encryption to clients is allwed but not forced. DNS. Add your local/wan DNS server. Setting DNS2 is optional. WINS. Add your local WINS servers. This settings are optional. MTU/MRU. Default: 1436 These settings are very important for correct working connections.

The DD-WRT Settings; Basic Setup > Network Setup > Router IP > Local DNS should be set to the RPi address (192.168.0.239) , Gateway doesn't matter but I have it set to the modem (192.168.100.1) and the settings Basic Setup > Network Setup > Network Address Server Settings (DHCP) > Static DNS 1 I've set to 192.168.0.239, the other two I've tried May 15, 2012 · DNSMasq is a lighweight DNS, DHCP and TFTP server provider and is ideal for this case-study. In a couple of return-key-hits from inside your package manager of choice you will have setup a local DNS server for the whole development team to access, keeping all those pesky local domains in one host file, the way it should be. Installation What you should want is, for all your queries to be directed to your dd-wrt routers local dns service to make best use of its DNS cache or managed entries. There is a simple way to achieve this: On WebUI - Setup / Basic Setup / Section Network Setup - set Static DNS 1 - 3 (Section Network Address Server Settings (DHCP)) to the LAN IP (Section Router IP - same page above) of your router and make sure DNS is enabled. Sep 28, 2011 · DD-WRT has native IPv6 functionality, as well as the 6to4 [8] address-translation system. These include Dnsmasq, a local DNS server that speeds up host-name lookups, and support for dynamic