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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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  • Besides the technically correct answers below, you could power cycle it... Commented Dec 16, 2015 at 10:53

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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. Commented May 6, 2012 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? Commented May 6, 2012 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. Commented May 6, 2012 at 21:15
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    How about stopservice dnsmasq followed by startservice dnsmasq? See barrymorrison.com/tag/dd-wrt Commented May 7, 2012 at 2:08
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    You can do this in one command: restart_dns Commented May 16, 2013 at 23:09
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killall -1 dnsmasq

Send HUP signal to tell it flush the cache an reread its configuration, thus starting over with a clean slate.

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    I think using SIGHUP is the cleanest method because the manpage notes it, and dnsmasq may not clear the cache on restart. Though I'd have put # killall -HUP dnsmasq rather than # killall -1 dnsmasq because it is easier to remember/understand. Commented Apr 20, 2014 at 21:51
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    Actually it does not cause it to reread its configuration – that part is incorrect – but that doesn't matter for the question because the configuration doesn't need to be reread to clear the cache. Commented Apr 20, 2014 at 22:06
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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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Restart the dnsmasq service, either from the user interface.

Or from the command line interface via

/init.d/dnsmasq restart
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On 21.02 this is what worked.

service dnsmasq restart
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