Linksys AC Series Router Configuration Tips for OpenWRT: Difference between revisions

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*If a custom /etc/dhcpd.conf file is NOT being used and the standard OpenWRT method of using /etc/config/dhcp method is used (again, HINT: Use a custom /etc/dhcpd.conf file), the DHCPD startup script erases the symbolic link that connects /tmp/resolv.conf --> /tmp/resolv.conf.auto in favor of its own custom /tmp/resolv.conf file (/etc/resolv.conf).  This can break DNS settings for networking in general and MWAN3.
*If a custom /etc/dhcpd.conf file is NOT being used and the standard OpenWRT method of using /etc/config/dhcp method is used (again, HINT: Use a custom /etc/dhcpd.conf file), the DHCPD startup script erases the symbolic link that connects /tmp/resolv.conf --> /tmp/resolv.conf.auto in favor of its own custom /tmp/resolv.conf file (/etc/resolv.conf).  This can break DNS settings for networking in general and MWAN3.


Solution?  Add the following lines to the /etc/init.d/dhcpd startup script;<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
Solution?  Add the following lines to the /etc/init.d/dhcpd startup script to solve the above mentioned issue, plus some optional stuff;<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
# In the start_service() section after this line: config_file="/etc/dhcpd.conf"
# Add these two lines;
 
echo -n $"Starting ISC-DHCPD with /etc/dhcpd.conf file"
echo
 
 
 
stop_service()
stop_service()
{
{