[Dnsmasq-discuss] How do you add a nameserver from the command line?

[Geert Stappers]

On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 01:00:04PM +0000, CHOPPERGIRL via Dnsmasq-discuss wrote:
> My DD-WRT file system is mounted read only (squisFS and/or RAMfs),so
> I can not modify resolv.conf, dnsmasq.conf, or smartdns.conf
> 
> However, from the DD-WRT gui interface I can pass dnsmasqcommand line
> arguments on startup via an edit text filed box.
> 
> -->   How do I add name servers for dnsmasq to use from the command line?
> 
> As an example, attempting to add the external nameserver 1.1.1.1, I have tried...
> --server=1.1.1.1-S --server=1.1.1.1-S, --server=1.1.1.1
> 
> All three of them make dnsmasq fail ungracefully at startup.
> 
> 
> The DD-WRT Gui interface allows me to add only up to 3 DNS nameservers, 
> but I would like to add about 50...
> 
> 
> The DNSmasq man page is unclear how to simply add an EXTERNAL
> DNS server IP to dnsmasq via the command line and does not provide
> any example of how to do so.
> I can't find an example of how to do so anywhere on the net...
> 

Advice: Elaborate on the original problem.


Groeten
Geert Stappers
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