Is it possible to change a routers settings via ssh?

[dave14305]

So I'm trying (I guess "hacky"(?)) methods to accomplish the same effect. I thought that if I disable and then renable DHCP on the router, it might have the same effect, so I did like this:

nvram set dhcp_dns1_x=123.123.123.123; nvram set dhcp_dns2_x=321.321.321.321; dhcp_enable_x=0; nvram commit; dhcp_enable_x=1; nvram commit; service restart_dnsmasq

And from what I can tell, it *somewhat* works?

In this case, you really didn’t disable DHCP because you didn’t restart dnsmasq in between disabling the nvram setting and enabling it. But I don’t think it would have helped anyway. The net effect was just restarting dnsmasq.

 

[AppleBag]

You could try either of these network restart commands to force clients to disconnect and maybe renew their leases. Not sure it will work, and I haven’t tested it before suggesting it.

No /etc/init.d

@dave14305 ! you're a life saver! This is working!

nvram set dhcp_dns1_x=1.1.1.1; nvram set dhcp_dns2_x=1.0.0.1; nvram commit; service restart_net;

I run that command, and there's about a 30 second delay while the service restarts where the internet is unusable, but it's still WAY better than a full reboot, and as soon as it comes back up all of the correct DNSs that were edited are now listed with all of the proper NICs.

I have done about 5 tests on my main Windows 10 machine so far with it and always successful; I haven't tested with any other devices yet on my LAN, like my phone, etc., but I'm crossing my fingers and assuming it'll work fine.

Thanks a trillion!