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3.5.3 DHCPandDNS
Thissectionisonlyrelevantifyouareusingtheaccesspoint’sDHCPserver,wanttoconfigureDNSrelated
settingsandsetupTFTP.
3.5.3.1 GeneralSettings/ResolvandHostsFiles
AlloftheseoptionsareforadvanceduserswithgoodknowledgeabouttheinnerworkingsofTCP/IPin
general,andDNSinparticular.Mostusersarewelladvisedtogivethisentiresectionawideberth.
3.5.3.2 TFTPSettings
OpenWRTusesDnsmasqasitsdefaultDNSforwarderandDHCPserver.Itisalsohasabuilt‐inTFTPserver.
DnsmasqallowsyoutohosttheTFTPfilesonyourrouter.Inordertodothat,youneedtospecifythe
TFTProotfolder,andthenameofthenetworkbootimage.