Re: resolv.conf question
On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 11:42:04AM -0700, Raquel wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 13:10:25 -0400 "Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@porchlight.ca>
> > On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 08:48:06AM -0700, Andrew Sackville-West
> > > On Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 05:20:56PM -0600, Paul E Condon wrote:
> > > > I'm running Etch. My resolv.conf starts with the line:
> > > >
> > > > # generated by NetworkManager, do not edit!
> > > >
> > > > and contains entries that I want to have new different
> > > > values. I want to change the values in a way that last
> > > > through a reboot, and I'd like to do it by editting
> > > > a file using vim. What is the file that is the
> > > > authoritative source of nameserver addresses?
> > >
> > > I found this:
> > > http://live.gnome.org/NetworkManagerConfigurationSpecification
> > >
> > > but couldn't tell from a quick read where those configs were
> > > supposed to go. Most of the way down the page it referes to DNS
> > > settings.
> > >
> > > I don't use NM, so I leave implementing it up to you ;)
> >
> > Or, the OP could get rid of NM and perhaps install the resolvconf
> > package (that takes resolvconf hints from /etc/network/interfaces
> > and ppp).
>
> Perhaps I didn't understand everything, but I decided I didn't need
> resolvconf. I chose, instead, to use resolv.conf and to configure
> everything myself.
Its helpful if your method of connecting to the internet changes your
nameservers. I'm on dialup so it changes on each dialing. Its
especially helpful if sometimes you use ppp and othertimes eth0 or
something.
Doug.
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