Should I populate /etc/dnsmasq.servers?

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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I already have the servers listed under “custom”

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I have number of routers running various versions but none of those have a file called /etc/dnsmasq.servers

Setting custom DNS servers on the WAN interface and disabling Advertising by peers (disabling DNS from provider ) should be enough.

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I think it’s default but I think setting “custom” may take care of it as long as you UNcheck “ignore DHCP”

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DHCP is not really related to DNS other then that DNSMasq can be both a DHCP and DNS server.

Please connect to your router and show the output of

ubus call system board
ls -la /etc/*dnsmasq*
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adblock-fast creates a file named dnsmasq.servers for use as a blocking list, but it isn’t saved in /etc.

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root@Cisco:~# ubus call system board
{
        "kernel": "6.6.110",
        "hostname": "Cisco",
        "system": "Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558 ver 1 rev 0",
        "model": "TP-Link Archer C7 v2",
        "board_name": "tplink,archer-c7-v2",
        "rootfs_type": "squashfs",
        "release": {
                "distribution": "OpenWrt",
                "version": "24.10.4",
                "revision": "r28959-29397011cc",
                "target": "ath79/generic",
                "description": "OpenWrt 24.10.4 r28959-29397011cc",
                "builddate": "1760891865"
        }
}
root@Cisco:~# ls -la /etc/*dnsmasq*
-rw-------    1 root     root          1368 Nov  7 15:07 /etc/dnsmasq.conf
root@Cisco:~#
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Well you do not have a file /etc/dnsmasq.servers so do not populate that :slight_smile:

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You have to enter them in dnsmasq as forwarders. If you enter here next connection will override them.

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so create it & populate

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Where do you see this particular file named? It isn’t standard, so you must be reading this somewhere else. Is it mentioned anywhere in /etc/config/dhcp?

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There was a bad update in the wiki stemming from this post:

Updated the wiki in case this was causing confusion.

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Damn, LuCI uses /etc/dnsmasq.servers as a placeholder text for the serversfile option. But it doesn’t normally exist and isn’t a true default value.

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i created & populated it. Working fine

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