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How can I clear the DNS cache in DD-WRT on my router?

DD-WRT uses the dnsmasq daemon.

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According to Flush dnsmasq dns cache:

dnsmasq is a lightweight DNS, TFTP and DHCP server. It is intended to provide coupled DNS and DHCP service to a LAN. Dnsmasq accepts DNS queries and either answers them from a small, local, cache or forwards them to a real, recursive, DNS server. This software is also installed many cheap routers to cache dns queries. Just restart to flush out dns cache:

# stopservice dnsmasq
# startservice dnsmasq
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There is no "sudo" on dd-wrt. There is not /etc/init.d on dd-wrt, nor any equivalent. – Hugo May 6 '12 at 3:28
Hmm... The code was just a quick example. Maybe I should delete it. Alternatively do you know the correct command for this env? – Justin Ethier May 6 '12 at 13:09
The other answer has the only way that I know of for restarting services on dd-wrt. Not too clean, but I don't know any other way. – Hugo May 6 '12 at 21:15
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How about stopservice dnsmasq followed by startservice dnsmasq? See barrymorrison.com/tag/dd-wrt – Justin Ethier May 7 '12 at 2:08
Hadn't heard about it. Didn't find it after a quick google either. Great job :) – Hugo May 7 '12 at 6:35
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Since there are no init scripts on DD-WRT, I guess this would be the easiest way to restart dnsmasq:

  1. Kill dnsmasq:

    root@ddwrt6:~# killall dnsmasq

  2. Start dnsmasq:

    root@ddwrt6:~# dnsmasq --conf-file=/tmp/dnsmasq.conf
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I've always used:

killall -1 dnsmasq

which has worked fine for me. I'm running some of the newer versions of DD-WRT and

stopservice dnsmasq
startservice dnsmasq

also seemed to work without error or needing sudo...

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