FYI for those interested - I have just recently pushed an update for my custom NSS-enabled dynalink dl-wrx36 openwrt firmware build.
The new version of the firmware brings the following enhancements:
- everything has been updated to the latest version available and the build was compiled with gcc 14.1, bringing various minor improvements (and hopefully no regressions)
- The build is a little bit leaner...it takes up less flash space and uses less memory (which is especially nice when running a plexmediaserver instance on router)
- there are now 2 variants: one that uses
unbound+odhcpdfor DNS+DHCP (like the previous version) and one that usesdnsmasq-fullfor DNS+DHCP
Note: unless you specifically need dnsmasq-full (e.g. because another package that you use requires it) I still recommend using the unbound variant.
I especially recommend those who have fast internet (say, >500 mbit fiber) to try out this NSS-enabled build...it does a fantastic job of handling high-bandwidth connections. Hope some of you find this useful.