Re: /etc/resolv.conf and resolvconf
On Thursday 21 January 2010 08:44:38 pm Tom H wrote:
> > Sometime ago, I switched to OpenDNS using the resolvconf program. I now
> > want to switch back to the default DNS provided by the gateway -
> > 192.168.1.254, which, I think, passes over to ATT's server. I'd use
> > resolvconf, but I forgot how and the man page isn't much help to me. So,
> > I purged resolvconf; now the only instance of resolvconf is the deb file
> > in apt archives and /etc/resolv.conf is no longer a symlink. I then
> > manually
> > changed /etc/resolv.conf. However, upon a dhcp request resolv.conf
> > reverts to OpenDNS. I tried entering "prepend domain-name-servers
> > 192.168.1.254" in /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf - but no relief. What's
> > overwriting resolv.conf, and how do I stop it?
>
> If you are using NetworkManager, you have to set your DNS server in the NM
> GUI.
I use wicd, and the DNS is set correctly.
Frank McCormick wrote:
>> Yes. ATT calls it a "residential gateway". It's a dsl modem and
>> router in one package.
> I have a seperate router and cable modem but when I want to switch
> DNS I have to set up the new one in the router. I am not sure about DSL
> but my resolve.conf points to the router (192.168.1.1). The router then
> requests DNS services according to what's been set-up in it.
The DNS server, i.e. the .254, is hard-wired into the router. It can't be
changed. That's why I have to set it up on the computer.
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