DNS issues

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Mon, Jan 17, 2005 at 06:16:53PM -0500, python wrote:

> Go to COMPUTER--->SYSTEM CONFIGURATION--->NETWORKING (you will need to
> be superuser (root))
> 
> Then go to the DNS tab (probably 192.168.blah.blah as entry)
> 
> Find out your ISPs DNS nameservers, for example, Tiscali is
> 212.74.112.66 and 212.74.112.67.
> 
> Enter those bad boys in. Take 192.168.blah.blah OUT!
> 
> 
> 
> Then go to /etc/resolv.conf
> Make sure that these two entries are there:
> 
> nameserver 212.74.112.66
> nameserver 212.74.112.67
> 
> Your ISPs nameservers replacing mine ;-P
> Nameserver 192.168.blah.blah should either be commented out (preceded
> with a #) or not be there at all.
> 
> 
> 
> Finally, go to /etc/dhcp3/dhclient-script and comment out this:

A better way to do it (though it is admittedly arcane) is to edit
/etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf, and use "prepend domain-name-servers <...>'.

-- 
 - mdz