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English Forums => 25.7, 25.10 Series => Topic started by: amd.64 on November 09, 2025, 06:31:58 PM

Title: DHCP server issues
Post by: amd.64 on November 09, 2025, 06:31:58 PM
I just check for updates on on of my routers and the version it is currently run is 25.7.7_4 (amd64) at Sun Nov  9 17:17:29 UTC 2025.

I had everything working correctly, then this past weekend Fri Oct 31 actually I had to restore defaults. I believe an update was done after I initially got it configured, but before the restoring of defaults.

I have three local LANS - LAN1, LAN2, and LAN3.

The issue I am having is after a restart ISC DHCPv4 Server is running. That would be fine, however only LAN2 and LAN3 can get IP Address' form DHCP, LAN1 cannot. However, if I stop ISC DHCPv4 Server and start Dnsmasq DNS/DHCP. Then all three networks can get IP Address' from DHCP.

How can I either get all three networks to get IP Address' from ISC DHCPv4?
Or make Dnsmasq DNS/DHCP the default DHCP server?

Is there any benefit from using one over the other?
Title: Re: DHCP server issues
Post by: meyergru on November 09, 2025, 08:13:10 PM
ISC DHCP is deprecated and if you disable it on every interface, it should never start.

The official OpnSense replacement ist DNSmasq, see: https://docs.opnsense.org/manual/dnsmasq.html

Other than than, you can also use Kea DHCP instead.