Flint 2 - Luci - Network -> DHCP and DNS duplicate options

mvrk · July 10, 2026, 8:20pm

Hi, i just upgraded my Flint 2 to 4.9.0 and when i go to Luci and enter the Network → DHCP and DNS, i see the general options repeated several times, this seems like a bug:

Anyone else experiencing this?

mvrk · July 11, 2026, 1:26pm

i did a full reset and now looks normal.

mvrk · July 11, 2026, 2:32pm

Ooops, after adding the VPN profiles, the issue comes back.

Or maybe is not an issue, i have 4 VPN connections, and the DHCP and DNS page shows options 5 times, so probably is normal and is one for each connection (LAN + 4 VPNS )?

xize11 · July 11, 2026, 7:01pm

it could be intended behaviour, although it is better to wait on GL-iNet's response.

there could be a very valid reason why one wants a duplicate dnsmasq instance, for example if you want another dns instance for wireguard specifically.

on my own OpenWrt SDK I do this to so that my lancache is not used anymore on wgserver by the default dnsmasq instance , instead I redirect the intended clients with firewall redirection to the lancache dnsmasq instance with its own domain forwarders.

charles2 · July 15, 2026, 3:54am

Hi,

Thank you for your feedback.

This is expected behavior.
When the VPN is enabled, the system creates an additional dnsmasq instance, which is displayed in LuCI as two configuration sections arranged one above the other.