Re: finding the ip address for dns, nslookup & etc.

[Alan Chandler <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk>]

On 08/08/10 20:14, peasthope@shaw.ca wrote:
> I have a Debian router with dnsmasq working.
> It connects to the ISP with DHCP.  What is the
> standard way to find the ip address or addresses,
> which dnsmasq is using for upstream nameservers?
> Here are some things which don't help.
>
> joule:~# cat /etc/resolv.conf
> # Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
> #     DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
> nameserver 127.0.0.1
> search pi.shawcable.net
> joule:~# nslookup pi.shawcable.net
> Server:         127.0.0.1
> Address:        127.0.0.1#53
>
> Non-authoritative answer:
> *** Can't find pi.shawcable.net: No answer


I am not sure I fully understand your question. However

dhclient, when it gets given a dhcp address will setup /etc/resolv.conf 
to point to the upstream nameservers.  At least that is what happens 
with me.  So I have both 127.0.0.1 but also the upstream nameservers in 
my /etc/resolv.conf


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Alan Chandler
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