Update Broke 'nvram set dhcp_staticlist'

[Kevin K]

How do I define a large number of dynamic DHCP addresses and host names like dhcp_staticlist used to do?

Somewhere along the way, it looks like an update made 'nvram set dhcp_staticlist="<MAC>IP>HOSTNAME<MAC>IP>HOSTNAME<MAC>IP>HOSTNAME"' obsolete. As near as I can tell, I'm supposed to put SOMETHING in /jffs/configs/hosts.add and maybe another file in /jffs/configs.

Is there a "How to Migrate from dhcp_staticlist to /jffs/configs" document somewhere?

 

[dave14305]

Hostnames are separated into their own variable now (dhcp_hostnames). Been like that for a few versions.

 

[ColinTaylor]

This was changed in July last year.

384.13 (31-July-2019)
  - CHANGED: dhcp_staticlist no longer contains hostnames, these
             have been moved to dhcp_hostnames for better
             compatibility with upstream and closed source
             components, also allows more static leases to be
             defined before reaching the size limit.

 

[LimJK]

How do I define a large number of dynamic DHCP addresses and host names like dhcp_staticlist used to do?

Somewhere along the way, it looks like an update made 'nvram set dhcp_staticlist="<MAC>IP>HOSTNAME<MAC>IP>HOSTNAME<MAC>IP>HOSTNAME"' obsolete. As near as I can tell, I'm supposed to put SOMETHING in /jffs/configs/hosts.add and maybe another file in /jffs/configs.

Is there a "How to Migrate from dhcp_staticlist to /jffs/configs" document somewhere?

Hope you find this relevant

Beta - ASUSWRT 386 RC2 public beta with full functions AiMesh 2.0

Just out of curiosity, does AIMesh 2.0 passthrough "guest wifi network" information to other nodes? I believe currently, if you have a "guest wifi network" say on 5GHz-1 with primary SSID is "SSID-1" and "guest wifi network" SSID "Guest-1" and others (Guest-2, and so on) it doesn't pass that...

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[Kevin K]

OK. I've seen hints to that effect. I can't tell what I am supposed to *do* in order to convert from the old dhcp_staticlist to the new dhcp_staticlist and dhcp_hostnames.

• Do I just set both of them the string: <MAC>IP>HOSTNAME<MAC>IP>HOSTNAME<MAC>IP>HOSTNAME
• Do I set staticlist to: <MAC>IP><MAC>IP><MAC>IP>
• Do I set hostames to <MAC>HOSTNAME<MAC>HOSTNAME

I get that it changed. What I need help with is finding TFM (so I can RTFM) on what to set staticlist and hostnames to in order to have the same effect -- or what files to put in /jffs and what layout they should have.
Thanks!

 

[ColinTaylor]

Hope you find this relevant
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/a...unctions-aimesh-2-0.65235/page-56#post-626522

That won't work because it doesn't backup the hostnames (see posts #2 and #3).

 

[Kevin K]

OK. I think I've got it. If I delete dhcp_staticlist="<11:22:33:44:55:66>192.168.1.60>fred<22:33:44:55:66:77>192.168.1.61>mary"
I think I can replace it with putting the following lines in /jffs/configs/dnsmasq.conf.add

dhcp-host=11:22:33:44:55:66,fred,192.168.0.60,1440m
dhcp-host=22:33:44:55:66:77,mary,192.168.0.61,1440m

Hmmm... I added those lines and set dnsmasq.conf.add executable. They are getting appended to /etc/dnsmasq.conf. But when I ping fred or mary, I get "ping: bad address". I don't see any errors it /tmp/syslog.log

 

[Kevin K]

Arg! I see why nothing DNS is working. The router is doing name resolution using only DNS from the upstream DNS server. It isn't using its own DNS entries. How do I tell the router that when I'm logged in via SSH, it should check its own DNS/nslookup before going to the upstream router?

 

[dave14305]

Tools / Other Settings page “Wan: Use local caching DNS server as system resolver (default: No)”. Set to yes if you really want it to use its own dnsmasq.

 

[Kevin K]

Ah. There it is. Thanks!

 

[KevTech]

I use Winscp to save the files then I can just upload again when needed like after a reset.
Just have to make sure you put them in the correct areas.

 

[JGrana]

Since you are going the dnsmasq.conf.add route (my preferred), you should also consider creating a hosts.add file as well.

Here is a thread where you will find a script towards the end that will create the hosts.add file based on your already existing dnsmasq.conf.add file:

DhcpStaticList

I’m not entirely sure my script is running dhcpstaticlist.sh how can I check? be easy on me, I’m not that familiar with Lunix Running 384.19 I have endeared running with spdmerlin and ntpmerlin. should there be a start up in services-start file of /JFFS/scripts?

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I prefer dnsmasq.conf.add and hosts.add over saving the Asus /jffs/nvram relevant files. Easier to manage and much more portable!

 

[L&LD]

@JGrana, when is your useful script going to be included in amtm?

Or, at least menu driven?