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    Asuswrt Merlin, resolve client lan names on server-side?

    Asuswrt Merlin: I have a bidirectional OpenVPN connection running on 2 Asuswrt Merlin routers (firmware is current). But, I cannot perform a "nslookup pc.client.lan" on the OpenVPN Server? What I would like to do is resolve client lan names on the server. Does anyone know of a solution? [I spent...
    • nadieaqui
    • Thread
    • asuswrt bi-directional client dns dnsmasq merlin nslookup openvpn server site to site
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: VPN
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    DNSmasq - assign dhcp-range for mac addresses?

    Hi, I want to assign my virtual machines to a certain dhcp range. I have been playing around with dnsmasq.conf.add but cant get it to work. This is what i took from the dnsmasq man page: dhcp-host=00:15:23:*:*:*,net:VM dhcp-host=2a:11:11:*:*:*,net:VM dhcp-range=red,192.168.0.50,192.168.0.150...
  3. Karl Perkins

    Lots of syslogs for "reducing DNS packet size for nameserver..."

    Seeing lots of these... Mar 11 11:40:05 dnsmasq[28427]: reducing DNS packet size for nameserver 8.8.4.4 to 1280 Mar 11 11:40:05 dnsmasq[28427]: reducing DNS packet size for nameserver 8.8.8.8 to 1280 Mar 11 11:41:06 dnsmasq[28427]: reducing DNS packet size for nameserver 8.8.8.8 to 1280 Mar 11...
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    DNSMasq - Group dhcp assignment by Mac header ?

    Hi, I have a few hikvision cameras. They have only a few mac headers: C4:2F:90 C0:56:E3 BC:AD:28 B4:A3:82 ... Is it possible to use dnsmasq to autoassign IP in a certain segment per these mac addresses? Eg. all hikvision cameras get assigned an IP only between 192.168.1.100 and 192.168.1.200...
  5. macster2075

    DnsMasq

    Hi.. I am new to this firmware... Trying to figure out how to edit or setup DnsMasq in this firmware. I am trying to set this: address=/www.bing.com/204.79.197.220 to force www.bing.com to restricted mode. How can I do this? Thank you.
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    Trying to understand while connected trough a VPN client.

    Trying to understand while connected trough a VPN client in Server Address and Port. When Server Address is 84.xx.xxx.xxx and set Port manually to port 443, my log shows: dnsmasq[5041]: using nameserver 10.xx.xxx.x#53 dnsmasq[5041]: using nameserver 10.xx.xxx.x#53 Question: why is the...
  7. W

    route certain domains through client vpn

    Is there a way to route certain domains through a client vpn? I have been using Asus Merlin's build for a few months now. I moved from TomatoUSB to here. There is no going back. The only thing missing is to route domain names. With the use of cloudflare and others you can't rely and ip...
  8. dugaduga

    Dnsmasq & Ab-solution/Diversion restarting over and over

    Using the latest RT-AC68U 384.7-beta1, I had this issue with both Ab-solution and Diversion. Dnsmasq restarting over and over... logs: https://pastebin.com/PRd7jJXj This started after the latest entware and Diversion update. Hitting "apply" under lan/dhcp server typically fixed this issue, so...
  9. Zonkd

    Share possible DNS-Rebind logs

    System logs reveal possible DNS Rebind attacks so I share them here.. This is the first I've seen since upgrading to the latest Merlin Firmware, any thoughts?: dnsmasq[741]: possible DNS-rebind attack detected: localhost.megasyncloopback.mega.nz Please share your own! Info: Wikipedia says...
  10. thelonelycoder

    Diversion Diversion - the Router Ad-Blocker

    Welcome This is Diversion - the Router Ad-Blocker for Asuswrt-Merlin All install and update infos are on the Diversion website. May 04 2020 Diversion 4.1.12 is now available See the Diversion website or this post for the change log. Diversion is free to use under the GNU General Public...
  11. jarmka

    Blocking AAAA in Dnsmasq on AsusWRT/Merlin

    I've found little info on the web about this. There are no commands I had found that worked. I have came across a patch that adds an option for filtering AAAA in dnsmasq however: https://gist.github.com/bearice/7d3dc0e63e003d752622 Does anyone have any experience with this kind of thing? Or do...
    • jarmka
    • Thread
    • aaaa asuswrt blocking blocking aaaa dnsmasq filter filtering filtering aaaa merlin
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
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    dnsmasq-dhcp failure AC3100- any idea ?

    Hi - Been running merlin on my Asus routers for a few years but lately I have come across an issue that I cannot find the root. At random times through out the week dnsmasq-dhcp would stop issuing IP addresses and I can only connect on the LAN with static IP (as I am this second). I initially...
    • PIO1
    • Thread
    • 380.69_0 802.3 ac3100 asuswrt-merlin dhcp dnsmasq link aggregation
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
  13. K

    DNSMasq not working properly

    So I am using a Pi-Hole device with my Asus Router to block ads network wide. I also use a VPN on my Asus router with Selective Routing so that only my NAS uses the VPN. When my NAS is connected via VPN from router, certain apps on the device will not function because Pi-Hole will prevent DNS...
  14. T

    IPv6 and 384 firmware: dnsmasq failing constantly

    Ive installed ASUS-WRT Merlin version 384 and am now experiencing the following error constantly in my routers system log: eb 21 07:14:39 dnsmasq[5847]: bad IPv6 address at line 28 of /etc/dnsmasq.conf Feb 21 07:14:39 dnsmasq[5847]: FAILED to start up Feb 21 07:15:09 rc_service: watchdog...
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    dnsmasq.conf.add without custom firmware?

    Hi all, I'm really close to getting PXE boot server working on my RT-AC88U but need to be able to add further customization options to dnsmasq. I think Merlin's ability to add custom options would work, but I really don't want to install a custom firmware just to add less than a half a dozen...
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    [380.68 RT-AC66] Dnsmasq & CNAME

    I fold. I need some help. I'm trying to configure a CNAME on my router to use with Nginx on my home server, so that, depending on which name is used to access it, Nginx will direct to a different site. I've got this entry in /jffs/configs/dnsmasq.conf.add cname=multicraft,olympus Whereas...
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    Dnsmasq configuration

    1) Is it possible to view the configuration of dnsmasq after /jffs/scripts/dnsmasq.postconf runs ? 2) What is wrong with the following dnsmasq.postconf script ? Running this script from the command line returns ... ./dnsmasq.postconf: line 9: : No such file or directory #!/opt/bin/bash...
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    Looking for assistance. RT-AC5300 Merlin and dnsmasq

    I have an ASUS RT-AC5300 router running the latest Merlin fw for it. I would like to use a custom dnsmasq config for it to route specific traffic to certain dns ip's. I have a link to a sample config here...
  19. IsaacFL

    Need help with custom config files and AB-Solution

    I was trying to modify my dnsmasq.conf (I am using ipv6) using the dnsmasq.postconf script method described in the wiki. I am trying to change from: dhcp-range=lan,::1000,::2000,constructor:br0,86400 to: (adding ra-names) dhcp-range=lan,::1000,::2000,constructor:br0,ra-names,86400 Now I...
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    is there an update to dnsmasq update 2.76?

    Hello, I believe asusWRT is still running on dnsmasq 2.73 rc release. I am trying to boot pxe from efi, but according the internet this is broken on this release (2.73) A lot has been fixed in the current stable(?) dnsmasq 2.76 release. Is there a way to update dnsmasq on my router...
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