Re: unable to get /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/network/interfaces configured properly in wheezy
On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 20:28:04 -0500, Mark Copper wrote:
> With resolvconf package installed and configured for dynamic
> generation of /etc/resolv.conf, I was *unable* to get any non-local
> nameservers written into /etc/resolv.conf.
Is "/etc/resolv.conf" a link?
> I tried a dns-nameservers line in the /etc/network/interfaces stanza
> for the network interface card, and I tried nameserver lines in the
> "base" resolvconf config file. Neither worked after a networking
> reload/restart.
>
> Documentation shown when going through dpkg-reconfigure for resolvconf
> says that a reboot is necessary to make sure all components work
> together as they should.
>
> In my case networking did not come back at all and I can no longer
ssh in.
>
> I suppose the culprit is the change made to the interfaces file.
>
> Previously, my file followed this format for multiple IP addresses on
> a single nic like this (cf
> https://wiki.debian.org/NetworkConfiguration):
>
> auto eth0 eth0:1
>
> iface eth0 inet static
> address 192.168.1.42
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> gateway 192.168.1.1
> dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8
>
> auto eth0:1
> allow-hotplug eth0:0
> iface eth0:1 inet static
> address 192.168.1.43
> netmask 255.255.255.0
You have "auto eth0:1" twice.
You have "allow-hotplug eth0:0" without an "iface eth0:0 ..." line.
> but both /etc/init.d/networking reload and restart had separate
> problems besides not solving my resolv.conf problem. So I tried the
> newer format at the bottom of the same wiki.debian.org page like this:
>
> auto eth0
> allow-hotplug eth0
> iface eth0 inet static
> address 192.168.1.42
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> gateway 192.168.1.1
> dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8
>
> iface eth0 inet static
> address 192.168.1.43
> netmask 255.255.255.0
You have two "iface eth0 ..." lines.
> Networking seemed OK reloading and restarting, but, sadly, not so when
> rebooting, apparently.
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