Re: How to configure DNS?

[Al Stone <ahs3@ahs3.net>]

On 04/17/2010 05:03 AM, Jenei Gábor wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have the following problem: I configured well the net on Debian with
> my home router and my wifi,but sometimes probably because of power save
> options,the wifi card turns off I guess,and then the net disconnects.It
> wouldn't be problem,because I can handle it with a simple ifconfig wlan0
> down and ifconfig wlan0 up,after this I find the router,but none of the
> distant adresses,so probably I have no set up DNS server.Is there any
> trick to avoid system restart in this case?How could I set the DNS myself?
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Gábor

This isn't really an amd64-specific problem, but a matter of getting
your network completely configured.  There are probably millions of
google hits when searching for this info.  Regardless, you will need
the IP address of at least one name server from your ISP.

You can set your name servers manually using the resolv.conf file.  Or,
you can specify them in /etc/network/interfaces.  Or, if you are using
Network Manager, you can specify the name servers you wish to use by 
editing your network configuration.

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Ciao,
al
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Al Stone                                         Debian Developer
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