Updating dnsmasq.conf.add does nothing

[PickleTickle]

All I want is to be able to redirect certain URLs on all devices connected to my router to a local ip address (e.g. router.local in the browser should send me to 192.168.0.1)

I have updated the to contain a single line
> cat /jffs/configs/dnsmasq.conf.add address=/test.com/192.168.0.80 > service restart_dnsmasq Done. > cat /etc/dnsmasq.conf ... address=/test.com/192.168.0.80 >dnsmasq -q >dnsmasq --test dnsmasq: syntax check OK.

but when I go to test.com on any device connected to the router, it just times out. Going to 192.168.0.80 navigates to my unraid server as expected.

I followed this multiple times to make sure it was correct (after resetting all changes on the router) https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin.ng/wiki/Custom-domains-with-dnsmasq

Firmware:3004.388.4_0-gnuton1
Router: RT-AX82U

Any ideas?

 

[vaboro]

All I want is to be able to redirect certain URLs on all devices connected to my router to a local ip address (e.g. router.local in the browser should send me to 192.168.0.1)

I have updated the to contain a single line
> cat /jffs/configs/dnsmasq.conf.add address=/test.com/192.168.0.80 > service restart_dnsmasq Done. > cat /etc/dnsmasq.conf ... address=/test.com/192.168.0.80 >dnsmasq -q >dnsmasq --test dnsmasq: syntax check OK.

but when I go to test.com on any device connected to the router, it just times out. Going to 192.168.0.80 navigates to my unraid server as expected.

I followed this multiple times to make sure it was correct (after resetting all changes on the router) https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin.ng/wiki/Custom-domains-with-dnsmasq

Firmware:3004.388.4_0-gnuton1
Router: RT-AX82U

Any ideas?

Have you followed sections 2) «Adjust router configuration» and 3) «Adjust DHCP Server Options» of Merlin's instructions?

 

[PickleTickle]

Yeah all of those have been done

 

[glens]

I've not played around with dnsmasq but did "cat /etc/dnsmasq.conf" on my router and it appears "," is the delimiter. The only places I saw (right off) "/" was to locations within the router's filesystem. Though the syntax check passes for you I have to ask whether you're setting that value correctly.

Another question that comes to mind is, instead of "translating", why not just use the /actual/ location in your requests, instead?

 

[vaboro]

Yeah all of those have been done

Have you added your router's IP as the primary DNS on your woking machine(s)?

 

[PickleTickle]

figured it out - pihole revived itself and was acting as the dhcp server instead of the router.

Unplugged it and ipconfig /renew seems to have solved it

 

[loki6000]

guys anyone have a copy of dnsmasq.conf with BBC Player ITV Hub, Channel5 and channel4 domains to whitelist? channel 5 and channel 4 seem to stay blocked then i use them