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Apprentice

Mar 22, 2018

Orbi Local DNS?

So I have a number of systems that I've assigned static DHCP addresses and I was wondering if the Orbi has some local DNS server that I can configure to resolve them? I have a file server, a Plex...

Aspirant

Aug 28, 2018

See my comment on a similar request in the Idea-Exchange-For-Home list: orbi-add-dns-server/. This describes how to do add one line to the dnsmasq.conf file manually.

Ideally this one liner is in the conf file by default.

FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Aug 29, 2018
How do you edit the .conf file?

mvdp wrote:

See my comment on a similar request in the Idea-Exchange-For-Home list: orbi-add-dns-server/. This describes how to do add one line to the dnsmasq.conf file manually.

Ideally this one liner is in the conf file by default.
- mvdp
  Aspirant
  Aug 29, 2018
  With the vi editor.
  
  When you've never used vi read à tutorial first.
  - FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Aug 29, 2018
    Where does one get this vi editor? Built in or external?
    
    mvdp wrote:
    
    With the vi editor.
    
    When you've never used vi read à tutorial first.