dns issues

[Andrew Hunter]

On Thursday 11 January 2007 08:15, Chris Gow wrote:
> I don't edit them. I always figured that when I restart my computer when it
> got a new ip address it would also update my dns settings (eg. just work).

Have you consider trying NetworkManager to manager you settings?
>
> Like I said, after I start up my laptop and log in the first thing I do is
> open a shell and run sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart to clear all of my
> stale DNS settings. I just checked my resolv.conf file this morning when I
> got into work and sure enough all the nameserver entries pointed to my ISP
> DNS entries. Doing a networking restart and opening the file again showed
> the DNS server for my office.
>
> -- chris
>
> On Thursday 11 January 2007 00:48, Myles Braithwaite wrote:
> > How do you edit your dns settings? thought the networking utility or
> > /etc/reslov.conf?
> >
> > Chris Gow wrote:
> > > Hello:
> > >
> > > Whenever I restart my laptop w/edgy on a new network (eg home-work) my
> > > dns entries don't seem to get reset. I get a new correct ip address but
> > > it seems that my dns entries don't. Doing a sudo /etc/init.d/networking
> > > restart seems to do the trick. But isn't that script run at system
> > > startup?
> > >
> > > This has been occurring for some time now. But it is really starting to
> > > get on my nerves.
> > >
> > > Any ideas what setting I have to change?
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > -- chris