On Fri, Jul 07, 2006 at 06:11:43AM -0300, Tyler Smith wrote: > 1) How to insure that the correct DNS address is included when > resolv.conf is generated? Are you using DHCP? If you are, resolv.conf is normally rewritten every time the DHCP lease changes. I believe the DHCP server sends along DNS servers. So normally this isn't something you need to worry about at all. Every now and again your ISP's DNS servers will croak, and you'll need to point resolv.conf to a known-working DNS server. I've had to do that perhaps twice in the last year. > 2) Do ISPs change DNS addresses often? Is there a way to detect it when > it happens, so I don't have to call them up for the new one every time > it happens? No, they don't change often. And you should never have to call them. As you may have discovered, talking with an ISP is a special form of torture, so it's good to do it infrequently. -- Stephen R. Laniel steve@laniels.org Cell: +(617) 308-5571 http://laniels.org/ PGP key: http://laniels.org/slaniel.key
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