Re: Alternative to dhcp?
On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:09:47 -0400
Ed Jabbour <edjabr@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:31:54 -0400, Celejar wrote:
>
> >> Ed Jabbour <edjabr@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> I edited /etc/resolv.conf to add a nameserver, edited
> >> etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf to do the same and added the dns to wicd.
> >> However, I keep getting the same old dns from the router, i.e.,
> >> resolv.conf keeps changing to the router's 192 ip. The router does not
> >> allow editing dns. I think this is due to using dhcp. Is there an
> >> alternative which wouldn't cause a default to the router's dns? Any
> >> pointers appreciated.
> >
> >Do 'man dhclient.conf' and look at the prepend and supersede options.
>
> I had already done that. I tried either one and both. I had also already
> done the wicd gui edit. As I said above, my chosen dns doesn't stick, as
> resolv.conf keeps reverting to the router's.
Sorry, I didn't realize what you meant when you said tha you 'edited
dhclient.conf'. Perhaps there's some other utility messing with
resolv.conf, e.g. resolvconf? I'm not really expert at this stuff,
though.
Celejar
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