[Dnsmasq-discuss] Problem with OpenWRT + dnsmasq

[Juhani Talvela]

Hi,

I have a Netgear 3800 router running OpenWRT (earlier 10.03.1 and now 12.09-beta version). I upgraded because there was and is a seriour problem. When dnsmasq is running I have a constant load on my router processor of about 20-50%. Additionally, there is a constant download load on my WAN of about 8-12 Mbps ( I have a 20 Mbps Internet connection).

This phenomenon results to halting of all other internet traffic. No web pages are loaded, no mail is retreived or sent...

The problem stops at once, when I kill the dnsmasq process. Of course, I then need to have a fixed IP, netmask, router and DNS on the PC. But then I can access the internet, at least.

I would very much need a DNS broker & DHCP server to serve the four different subnetworks on my router. So, dnsmasq is very nice idea... if I just got it to function properly.

Anyone there that has experienced same kind of problems? I would really appreciate any ideas that you might want to share with me. Please, ask if you need more info on my setting.

Cheers
Juhani


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Juhani Talvela
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Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences www.kyamk.fi
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