Re: Preserving /etc/resolv.conf when dialup connection is active

[John Hasler <jhasler@debian.org>]

Dave writes:
> Everytime I connect to the Internet, the 'nameserver' entries which are
> originally in /etc/resolv.conf are replaced with the ones from the dialup
> connection (they are restored after I hang up).

> How to prevent this? I want to preserve 'nameserver 127.0.0.1' since I
> serve some intranet zones on my computer.

Edit /etc/ppp/resolv/provider (if you named your connection something other
than 'provider' substitute that name).  Add  the line 
'nameserver 127.0.0.1' to that file.

This is explained in the pppconfig man page.
-- 
John Hasler