DHCP and DNS address with cable modem service . .
I have a cable modem and use the NTL service in the UK. Recently, NTL changed
the DNS servers for cable modem users, but I had manually set up
/etc/resolv.conf to contain the original addresses. NTL maintain that using a
DHCP client should ensure that the ISP can change DNS addresses and the
customer's machine is updated automatically.
Does this work with Linux? If so, how do I set it up?
Complaints by users of non-Windows machines resulted in the following comment
from another user who complained about not being told of the change:
"> Should we reconfigure to point to this "new" DNS?
No you should configure it using DHCP...that's what it's for (and it is
stated as part of the requirements for a machine that can use the
service :o) ) What better way is there of "telling" everyone than that?"
Many thanks for your comments.
BTW I use dhcp-client version 2.0pl4-2 on an Unstable box.
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Phillip Deackes
Using Storm Linux 2000
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