Any way to edit DHCP and MAC entries in-place?

[tbessie]

Hi all...

I noticed that, although Merlin adds the ability to name a MAC or DHCP assignment (something I am floored that Asus left out), I noticed that entries seem to be write-once affairs - you can't edit them after created, but must remove then re-add them if you want to modify them.

Is this the case, or is there a way to edit an entry in-place?

If not, is this a feature that might be added? It would be wonderful!

- Tim

PS If this is not doable in the GUI, perhaps there is a way to do this by SSH'ing to the device and editing a text file?

 

[RMerlin]

Implementing any in-place editing with the current webui design is quite difficult, and would require rewriting large parts of the GUI (which would then make it a headache merging any new Asus code on top of it).

I took a shot at it a few months ago, and I gave up due to all those issues that would arise. So, unlikely to happen at this time, unless Asus implements it, sorry.

dhcp_staticlist is an nvram value that can be edited through the command line, but it's not that simple.

nvram get dhcp_staticlist
nvram set dhcp_staticlist="your edited list"
nvram commit

It's not just a text file that can be edirectly edited sadly.

 

[tbessie]

Thanks much for the very complete answer! I understand the annoyances of modifying GUIs that don't account for such changes (I'm a software developer myself). I still can't understand why, for a top-of-the-line router, Asus would leave something like this out - they must be dummies as far as knowing what their customers want (or it's only strange people like us that want things like that).

Looks like I'll just remove/re-add when I need to then.

Since I have a large number of MAC filters (however their usefulness) and DHCP assignments in my home network, any time I need to factory-reset a router is a big pain in the neck, since I have to re-enter all those values. A firmware that would allow me to upload/download these lists as text files in a separate step would be a godsend - haven't seen anything like that, though.

It's almost been enough to make me want to buy a different brand - DLink, Netgear and Linksys have had DHCP/MAC entry name associations for a long time now. *sigh*

Anyway, thanks again for your work and your suggestions!

- Tim