Micro Dns Server

[Sebchr]

Hello,

I would like to name my devices (PC, router, tablet, phone..) Is it possible to add micro dns server on asuswrt in order to name devices ?

 

[RMerlin]

Hello,

I would like to name my devices (PC, router, tablet, phone..) Is it possible to add micro dns server on asuswrt in order to name devices ?

No, because the router is already running a DNS service (dnsmasq). You will have to either name your devices through DHCP reservations, or configure these at the dnsmasq level.

 

[Sebchr]

Thank you very much. I used name through DHCP reservations. It is very usefull.

 

[easyriider]

Another way to change that names with the web interface is at the network map, choose clients and you get a client list at the right. Then click on the icon of the client and you get the client profile where you can change the name or choose a different icon.

 

[baos]

I'll share my code. You can likely change it for your purposes.
This is for your jffs partition.
My method is simply to have a caching nameserver.

dnsmasq.conf:

pid-file=/var/run/dnsmasq.pid
user=nobody
bind-dynamic
interface=br0
interface=lo
interface=ppp1*
no-dhcp-interface=ppp1*
resolv-file=/jffs/configs/resolv.dnsmasq.conf
servers-file=/tmp/resolv.dnsmasq
no-poll
no-negcache
cache-size=150000
min-port=4096
dhcp-range=lan,192.168.1.2,192.168.1.254,255.255.255.0,86400s
dhcp-option=lan,3,192.168.1.1
dhcp-option=lan,6,192.168.1.2,0.0.0.0
dhcp-option=lan,252,"\n"
dhcp-lease-max=253
dhcp-authoritative
read-ethers
addn-hosts=/etc/hosts.dnsmasq

resolve.dnsmasq.conf:

nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4
nameserver 208.67.222.222
nameserver 208.67.220.220

Just a followup as I decided to name some devices and noticed I already did that by accident.
in the Lan tab/DHCP server, near the bottom "Manually Assigned IP around the DHCP list (Max Limit : 128)" My dns is resolving all those by whatever 'name' you have associated.

 

[Nullity]

Why not let the client choose the hostname via DHCP?

In my dnsmasq setup, whatever host the client returns will be automatically added to the DNS cache.