Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.4 Beta is now available

[bennor]

Those are not errors.

If they are not errors then why were they flooding my log? "Errors" or just standard messages, the result was the same, a good number of them being reported in the log that stopped when I removed the dnsmasq-sdn.postconf script file and went back to using dnsmasq-1.conf.add and dnsmasq-2.conf.add files.

 

[dave14305]

If they are not errors then why were they flooding my log? "Errors" or just standard messages, the result was the same, a good number of them being reported in the log that stopped when I removed the dnsmasq-sdn.postconf script file and went back to using dnsmasq-1.conf.add and dnsmasq-2.conf.add files.

Something earlier in the log was restarting dnsmasq. That part of the log might give clues.

 

[jksmurf]

Let me ask, why are you manually editing files? Can't you assign IPs under GNP in the Advanced Settings? I have this

In addition to the limit of 32 manual assignments in the GNP GUI for VLANs mentioned by @bennor (which seems to be further constrained by nvram, so I never managed to even get to 32, got stuck at 21), because of this.

I resorted to using the same dnsmasq-x.config.add file edits as bennor, approaching it like this.

 

[jksmurf]

It'll be helpful for those that want to do this for a few guest devices

Agree. A few being sufficient if you limit it to "a few"; in my case 21, which is quite a few, but less than 32.

 

[jksmurf]

While using the dnsmasq-snd.conf.add file to add manual IP reservations for the Guest Network Pro, those entries are not reflected in the Manually Assign IP around DHCP list option

I confirm that observation in my setup. Maybe by design if limited by nvram.

 

[dave14305]

I confirm that observation in my setup. Maybe by design if limited by nvram.

There’s no connection between Merlin custom config files and the GNP GUi developed by Asus. The GUI reads nvram variables to populate. conf.add files don’t impact nvram.

 

[jksmurf]

There’s no connection between Merlin custom config files and the GNP GUi developed by Asus. The GUI reads nvram variables to populate. conf.add files don’t impact nvram.

Thank you for that, explains really nicely what goes on under the hood, so explains the observations more general users such as myself see at the surface .

 

[bennor]

The Guest Network Pro option to Manually Assign IP Address around the DHCP List appears to store the manual client information in at least the two following locations (there may be others). In the following examples I used a second Customized Network (53), MAC address redacted.
In the NVRAM:
dhcpres2_rl=<AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF>192.168.53.100>>12MyPhone
In the /etc/dnsmasq-2.conf file:
dhcp-host=AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF,set:AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF,12MyPhone,192.168.53.100

 

[dave14305]

The Guest Network Pro option to Manually Assign IP Address around the DHCP List appears to store the manual client information in at least the two following locations (there may be others).

The GUI stores the settings in the nvram variable for its SDN index number (2 in your example). The firmware reads it from nvram and creates the temporary dnsmasq-2.conf file so that the dedicated dnsmasq instance knows what to do for that network. The /etc/dnsmasq-2.conf file is not persistent and is rewritten after every dnsmasq restart or router reboot.

I'm trying not to be too annoying (with varying degrees of success and failure), but want to help ensure as many users as possible understand how complicated third-party customization is becoming with 3006 and its newfound flexibility. The more power users, the better.

 

[jksmurf]

The /etc/dnsmasq-2.conf file is not persistent and is rewritten after every dnsmasq restart or router reboot.

In the NVRAM:
dhcpres2_rl=<AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF>192.168.53.100>>12MyPhone

Not sure where in NVRAM (used to be dhcp_staticlist), but just to drill down into the possibilities here:

Despite it not being persistent in dnsnasq-x.conf, if someone wanted to use NVRAM (whatever the file in NVRAM is called) to save/add/amend manual assignments, that would then automagically appear in the GNP GUI for a specific VLAN, this is doable?

I actually looked (not very hard) for that file a while back but couldn’t find one when I searched for a test MAC Address or Hostnames that I had put into the GUI.

 

[rflw]

I upgraded the GT-AX11000 Pro from the stock 3.0.0.6.102_34750 to the beta version and noticed the 160 MHz options were all missing in the wireless settings. Specifically, the checkbox "enable 160MHz" was not there and the drop down for channel bandwidth did not have 20/40/80/160 option. It showed a 20/40/80 option. Sorry I didn't capture a screenshot. I went back to factory, rebooted, and went through the upgrade again, same result. I did not do a factory reset. Interesting the wireless logs did show that 160 MHz was functioning when I selected the 20/40/80 drop down option.