DNSMasq as DHCP server

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DD-WRT supports DNSMasq "as local DNS server" and uses for the DHCP service additionally "udhcpd". This is a waste of the RAM (router has only 16MB and 3MB free). With DNSMasq as DHCP server you can save 300kb (udhcpd deactivated!). With this savings you can create one PPTP tunnel more with the inserted PPTPD server.

Following steps are necessary:

  • deactivate the DHCPD service on the "Setup" side.
  • add in the options of the DNSMasq under "administration" (this must be also activated):
dhcp-range=192.168.0.100,192.168.0.150,255.255.255.0,12h 


Static allocation:

dhcp-host=AB:CD:EF:11:22:33,192.168.0.10,host,host.domain,12h  


AB:CD:EF:11:22:33 is the MAC of the network, 192,168,0,10 will indicate the desired IP, host and host.domain the hostname (e.g. Computer1.lan) and finally 12h the DHCP release of 12 hours.

If you want to identify devices via name resolution and it's not possible to assign an IP with DNSMasq you must add the following lines:

NO host addn hosts=/tmp/hosts 

You must also add this computer to the /tmp/hosts:

192,168,0,5 printers drucker.lan 

Original Thread: http://blog.ptch.de/index.php?/archives/33-WRT54G-DNSMasq-als-DHCPD.html (german)