diff --git a/mongoose.c b/mongoose.c
index 96077289..190079d1 100644
--- a/mongoose.c
+++ b/mongoose.c
@@ -353,19 +353,24 @@ static bool mg_dns_send(struct mg_connection *c, const struct mg_str *name,
   return mg_send(c, &pkt, sizeof(pkt.header) + n);
 }
 
+bool mg_dnsc_init(struct mg_mgr *mgr, struct mg_dns *dnsc);
+bool mg_dnsc_init(struct mg_mgr *mgr, struct mg_dns *dnsc) {
+  if (dnsc->url == NULL) {
+    mg_error(0, "DNS server URL is NULL. Call mg_mgr_init()");
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (dnsc->c == NULL) {
+    dnsc->c = mg_connect(mgr, dnsc->url, NULL, NULL);
+    if (dnsc->c == NULL) return false;
+    dnsc->c->pfn = dns_cb;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
 static void mg_sendnsreq(struct mg_connection *c, struct mg_str *name, int ms,
                          struct mg_dns *dnsc, bool ipv6) {
   struct dns_data *d = NULL;
-  if (dnsc->url == NULL) {
-    mg_error(c, "DNS server URL is NULL. Call mg_mgr_init()");
-  } else if (dnsc->c == NULL) {
-    dnsc->c = mg_connect(c->mgr, dnsc->url, NULL, NULL);
-    if (dnsc->c != NULL) {
-      dnsc->c->pfn = dns_cb;
-      // dnsc->c->is_hexdumping = 1;
-    }
-  }
-  if (dnsc->c == NULL) {
+  if (!mg_dnsc_init(c->mgr, dnsc)) {
     mg_error(c, "resolver");
   } else if ((d = (struct dns_data *) mg_calloc(1, sizeof(*d))) == NULL) {
     mg_error(c, "resolve OOM");
@@ -467,6 +472,7 @@ struct mg_connection *mg_mdns_listen(struct mg_mgr *mgr, char *name) {
   return c;
 }
 
+
 #ifdef MG_ENABLE_LINES
 #line 1 "src/event.c"
 #endif
@@ -4556,6 +4562,8 @@ static void rx_icmp(struct mg_tcpip_if *ifp, struct pkt *pkt) {
   }
 }
 
+static void setdns4(struct mg_tcpip_if *ifp, uint32_t *ip);
+
 static void rx_dhcp_client(struct mg_tcpip_if *ifp, struct pkt *pkt) {
   uint32_t ip = 0, gw = 0, mask = 0, lease = 0, dns = 0, sntp = 0;
   uint8_t msgtype = 0, state = ifp->state;
@@ -4604,8 +4612,10 @@ static void rx_dhcp_client(struct mg_tcpip_if *ifp, struct pkt *pkt) {
       ifp->state = MG_TCPIP_STATE_IP;  // BOUND state
       mg_random(&rand, sizeof(rand));
       srand((unsigned int) (rand + mg_millis()));
-      if (ifp->enable_req_dns && dns != 0)
+      if (ifp->enable_req_dns && dns != 0) {
+        setdns4(ifp, &dns);
         mg_tcpip_call(ifp, MG_TCPIP_EV_DHCP_DNS, &dns);
+      }
       if (ifp->enable_req_sntp && sntp != 0)
         mg_tcpip_call(ifp, MG_TCPIP_EV_DHCP_SNTP, &sntp);
     } else if (ifp->state == MG_TCPIP_STATE_READY && ifp->ip == ip) {  // renew
@@ -5272,6 +5282,7 @@ void mg_tcpip_init(struct mg_mgr *mgr, struct mg_tcpip_if *ifp) {
 void mg_tcpip_free(struct mg_tcpip_if *ifp) {
   mg_free(ifp->recv_queue.buf);
   mg_free(ifp->tx.buf);
+  mg_free(ifp->dns4_url);
 }
 
 static void send_syn(struct mg_connection *c) {
@@ -5438,6 +5449,21 @@ void mg_multicast_add(struct mg_connection *c, char *ip) {
   c->mgr->ifp->update_mac_hash_table = true;  // mark dirty
 }
 
+bool mg_dnsc_init(struct mg_mgr *mgr, struct mg_dns *dnsc);
+
+static void setdns4(struct mg_tcpip_if *ifp, uint32_t *ip) {
+  struct mg_dns *dnsc;
+  mg_free(ifp->dns4_url);
+  ifp->dns4_url = mg_mprintf("udp://%M:53", mg_print_ip4, ip);
+  dnsc = &ifp->mgr->dns4;
+  dnsc->url = (const char *) ifp->dns4_url;
+  MG_DEBUG(("Set DNS URL to %s", dnsc->url));
+  if (ifp->mgr->use_dns6) return;
+  if (dnsc->c != NULL) mg_close_conn(dnsc->c);
+  if (!mg_dnsc_init(ifp->mgr, dnsc)) // create DNS connection
+    MG_ERROR(("DNS connection creation failed"));
+}
+
 #endif  // MG_ENABLE_TCPIP
 
 #ifdef MG_ENABLE_LINES
diff --git a/mongoose.h b/mongoose.h
index 380471fd..9957bb8f 100644
--- a/mongoose.h
+++ b/mongoose.h
@@ -3092,6 +3092,7 @@ struct mg_tcpip_if {
 
   // Internal state, user can use it but should not change it
   uint8_t gwmac[6];             // Router's MAC
+  char *dns4_url;               // DNS server URL
   uint64_t now;                 // Current time
   uint64_t timer_1000ms;        // 1000 ms timer: for DHCP and link state
   uint64_t lease_expire;        // Lease expiration time, in ms
diff --git a/src/dns.c b/src/dns.c
index 59541f89..20ab8984 100644
--- a/src/dns.c
+++ b/src/dns.c
@@ -232,19 +232,24 @@ static bool mg_dns_send(struct mg_connection *c, const struct mg_str *name,
   return mg_send(c, &pkt, sizeof(pkt.header) + n);
 }
 
+bool mg_dnsc_init(struct mg_mgr *mgr, struct mg_dns *dnsc);
+bool mg_dnsc_init(struct mg_mgr *mgr, struct mg_dns *dnsc) {
+  if (dnsc->url == NULL) {
+    mg_error(0, "DNS server URL is NULL. Call mg_mgr_init()");
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (dnsc->c == NULL) {
+    dnsc->c = mg_connect(mgr, dnsc->url, NULL, NULL);
+    if (dnsc->c == NULL) return false;
+    dnsc->c->pfn = dns_cb;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
 static void mg_sendnsreq(struct mg_connection *c, struct mg_str *name, int ms,
                          struct mg_dns *dnsc, bool ipv6) {
   struct dns_data *d = NULL;
-  if (dnsc->url == NULL) {
-    mg_error(c, "DNS server URL is NULL. Call mg_mgr_init()");
-  } else if (dnsc->c == NULL) {
-    dnsc->c = mg_connect(c->mgr, dnsc->url, NULL, NULL);
-    if (dnsc->c != NULL) {
-      dnsc->c->pfn = dns_cb;
-      // dnsc->c->is_hexdumping = 1;
-    }
-  }
-  if (dnsc->c == NULL) {
+  if (!mg_dnsc_init(c->mgr, dnsc)) {
     mg_error(c, "resolver");
   } else if ((d = (struct dns_data *) mg_calloc(1, sizeof(*d))) == NULL) {
     mg_error(c, "resolve OOM");
@@ -345,3 +350,4 @@ struct mg_connection *mg_mdns_listen(struct mg_mgr *mgr, char *name) {
   if (c != NULL) mg_multicast_add(c, (char *)"224.0.0.251");
   return c;
 }
+
diff --git a/src/net_builtin.c b/src/net_builtin.c
index d6f5c72d..a8882695 100644
--- a/src/net_builtin.c
+++ b/src/net_builtin.c
@@ -405,6 +405,8 @@ static void rx_icmp(struct mg_tcpip_if *ifp, struct pkt *pkt) {
   }
 }
 
+static void setdns4(struct mg_tcpip_if *ifp, uint32_t *ip);
+
 static void rx_dhcp_client(struct mg_tcpip_if *ifp, struct pkt *pkt) {
   uint32_t ip = 0, gw = 0, mask = 0, lease = 0, dns = 0, sntp = 0;
   uint8_t msgtype = 0, state = ifp->state;
@@ -453,8 +455,10 @@ static void rx_dhcp_client(struct mg_tcpip_if *ifp, struct pkt *pkt) {
       ifp->state = MG_TCPIP_STATE_IP;  // BOUND state
       mg_random(&rand, sizeof(rand));
       srand((unsigned int) (rand + mg_millis()));
-      if (ifp->enable_req_dns && dns != 0)
+      if (ifp->enable_req_dns && dns != 0) {
+        setdns4(ifp, &dns);
         mg_tcpip_call(ifp, MG_TCPIP_EV_DHCP_DNS, &dns);
+      }
       if (ifp->enable_req_sntp && sntp != 0)
         mg_tcpip_call(ifp, MG_TCPIP_EV_DHCP_SNTP, &sntp);
     } else if (ifp->state == MG_TCPIP_STATE_READY && ifp->ip == ip) {  // renew
@@ -1121,6 +1125,7 @@ void mg_tcpip_init(struct mg_mgr *mgr, struct mg_tcpip_if *ifp) {
 void mg_tcpip_free(struct mg_tcpip_if *ifp) {
   mg_free(ifp->recv_queue.buf);
   mg_free(ifp->tx.buf);
+  mg_free(ifp->dns4_url);
 }
 
 static void send_syn(struct mg_connection *c) {
@@ -1287,4 +1292,19 @@ void mg_multicast_add(struct mg_connection *c, char *ip) {
   c->mgr->ifp->update_mac_hash_table = true;  // mark dirty
 }
 
+bool mg_dnsc_init(struct mg_mgr *mgr, struct mg_dns *dnsc);
+
+static void setdns4(struct mg_tcpip_if *ifp, uint32_t *ip) {
+  struct mg_dns *dnsc;
+  mg_free(ifp->dns4_url);
+  ifp->dns4_url = mg_mprintf("udp://%M:53", mg_print_ip4, ip);
+  dnsc = &ifp->mgr->dns4;
+  dnsc->url = (const char *) ifp->dns4_url;
+  MG_DEBUG(("Set DNS URL to %s", dnsc->url));
+  if (ifp->mgr->use_dns6) return;
+  if (dnsc->c != NULL) mg_close_conn(dnsc->c);
+  if (!mg_dnsc_init(ifp->mgr, dnsc)) // create DNS connection
+    MG_ERROR(("DNS connection creation failed"));
+}
+
 #endif  // MG_ENABLE_TCPIP
diff --git a/src/net_builtin.h b/src/net_builtin.h
index c14d02d8..c4316d21 100644
--- a/src/net_builtin.h
+++ b/src/net_builtin.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ struct mg_tcpip_if {
 
   // Internal state, user can use it but should not change it
   uint8_t gwmac[6];             // Router's MAC
+  char *dns4_url;               // DNS server URL
   uint64_t now;                 // Current time
   uint64_t timer_1000ms;        // 1000 ms timer: for DHCP and link state
   uint64_t lease_expire;        // Lease expiration time, in ms
diff --git a/tutorials/tcpip/tap-driver/main.c b/tutorials/tcpip/tap-driver/main.c
index 79e47bbb..f297466f 100644
--- a/tutorials/tcpip/tap-driver/main.c
+++ b/tutorials/tcpip/tap-driver/main.c
@@ -42,21 +42,20 @@ static size_t tap_rx(void *buf, size_t len, struct mg_tcpip_if *ifp) {
   return (size_t) received;
 }
 
-char *s_dns = NULL, *s_sntp = NULL;
+char *s_sntp = NULL;
 
 static void mif_fn(struct mg_tcpip_if *ifp, int ev, void *ev_data) {
   if (ev == MG_TCPIP_EV_ST_CHG) {
     MG_INFO(("State change: %u", *(uint8_t *) ev_data));
   } else if (ev == MG_TCPIP_EV_DHCP_DNS) {
-    mg_free(s_dns);
-    s_dns = mg_mprintf("udp://%M:53", mg_print_ip4, (uint32_t *) ev_data);
-    ifp->mgr->dns4.url = s_dns;
-    MG_INFO(("Set DNS to %s", ifp->mgr->dns4.url));
+    MG_INFO(("Got DNS from DHCP: %M", mg_print_ip4, (uint32_t *) ev_data));
   } else if (ev == MG_TCPIP_EV_DHCP_SNTP) {
+    MG_INFO(("Got SNTP from DHCP: %M", mg_print_ip4, (uint32_t *) ev_data));
     mg_free(s_sntp);
     s_sntp = mg_mprintf("udp://%M:123", mg_print_ip4, (uint32_t *) ev_data);
-    MG_INFO(("Set SNTP to %s", s_sntp));
+    MG_INFO(("Set SNTP server to %s", s_sntp)); // though net.c may not use it.
   }
+  (void) ifp;
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   web_init(&mgr);
   while (s_signo == 0) mg_mgr_poll(&mgr, 100);  // Infinite event loop
 
-  mg_free(s_dns);
   mg_free(s_sntp);
   mg_mgr_free(&mgr);
   close(fd);