` as required._
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### Author:  [@teejayuu](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/teejayuu)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/dhcp-dns-entries-not-automatically-showing-in-local-dns/87714/3 "2026-09-23T17:05:21Z")
Hi,
Have run the command and the file is located in /var/log/pihole/pihole\_debug: however, I can't open/move/upload it as I don't have permission. How do I change this behaviour (please be gentle - Windows user and learning)?
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### Author:  [@rdwebdesign](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/rdwebdesign)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/dhcp-dns-entries-not-automatically-showing-in-local-dns/87714/4 "2026-09-23T17:14:21Z")
You don't need to move the file or try to upload it.
Just run the command again on the terminal.
When the log is completed, a prompt asking to upload it will be shown:
Answer "Y". The log will be uploaded and you will receive an URL, like this:
```auto
https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/abcdef12/
```
Copy only this URL and paste it here.
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### Author:  [@teejayuu](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/teejayuu)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/dhcp-dns-entries-not-automatically-showing-in-local-dns/87714/5 "2026-09-23T17:33:43Z")
[https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/IRY7PtPJ/](https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/IRY7PtPJ/)
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### Author:  [@nero355](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/nero355)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2026, 7:41pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/dhcp-dns-entries-not-automatically-showing-in-local-dns/87714/6 "2026-09-23T19:41:37Z")
Conditional Forwarding pointing to the NAS software doing the DHCP stuff should do the trick ?! 🙂
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### Author:  [@rdwebdesign](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/rdwebdesign)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/dhcp-dns-entries-not-automatically-showing-in-local-dns/87714/7 "2026-09-24T02:59:41Z")
Your current DHCP server is your Synology DS223j, but Pi-hole doesn't know what is configured there.
You can use the reverse DNS server option (also know as Conditional Forwarding). This option will use the other server (Synology DS223j) to return the hostnames.
On the _ **Settings \> DNS** _ page, scroll down to the Conditional Forwarding table, then enter the server details:
Replace `teejayuu.network` with your real network domain.
This will make Pi-hole ask the other server for the hostnames. If the server is able to answer reverse DNS queries, the names will be returned.
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**NOTE:**
I noticed you configured some static DHCP leases in Pi-hole (_ **Settings \> DHCP** _ _in Pi-hole web interface_), but Pi-hole DHCP server is disabled, so these entries are not loaded and they won't be used.
Pi-hole can only use these entries when its own DHCP server is running.
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### Author:  [@teejayuu](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/teejayuu)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2026, 6:58am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/dhcp-dns-entries-not-automatically-showing-in-local-dns/87714/8 "2026-09-25T06:58:53Z")
Have added the Conditional Forwarding entry and waited till all DHCP leases have renewed (24h) and the DNS entries are not showing in Local DNS.
> If the server is able to answer reverse DNS queries, the names will be returned.
Does this mean I need DNS (A and PTR records) on the DHCP Server?
> I noticed you configured some static DHCP leases in Pi-hole (_ **Settings \> DHCP** _ _in Pi-hole web interface_), but Pi-hole DHCP server is disabled, so these entries are not loaded and they won't be used.
Remanents of earlier testing and now removed.