ubuntu 6.10: Problem with DNS configuration...

[John Dangler]

On Fri, 2007-02-16 at 11:29 +0100, Patrick Gelin wrote:
> No, there is no search line, my resolv.conf is:
> domain orange.fr
> nameserver 192.168.0.1
> nameserver 80.10.246.3
> 
> I don't know how to write a search line, is it like this?
Yes, it's exactly like that.
> 
> search orange.fr
> 
> Cheers
> Patrick
> 
> John Dangler wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 2007-02-16 at 16:27 +0700, Chanchao wrote:
> >> On Fri, 2007-02-16 at 10:12 +0100, Patrick Gelin wrote:
> >> 
> >> > And after a reboot, this is the resolv.conf file:
> >> > domain orange.fr
> >> > nameserver 192.168.0.1
> >> > nameserver 80.10.246.3
> >> 
> > Have you tried putting a "search" line in your resolv.conf?
> > here's my resolv.conf...
> > nameserver 209.208.124.98
> > nameserver 209.208.124.99
> > search mgjventures.com atlantic.net
> > nameserver 209.208.25.18
> > nameserver 209.208.42.132
> > 
> > It hasn't changed in over a year, with reboots, dist-upgrades through 3
> > different Ubuntu's ...
> > 
> > hth
> > John Dangler
> > 
> >> I get the same thing when using wireless, and the Network Manager
> >> Applet.  Every time it connects to a wireless network it replaces the
> >> DNS with whatever the wireless router fed it.
> >> 
> >> I find it strange that DNS seems a global setting, when it should
> >> clearly be a setting PER network. (Not even per network interface, but
> >> actually per network of which there can be many, especially wireless
> >> ones.)
> >> 
> >> Like you step into a Starbucks shop and BAM!, your DNS settings are gone
> >> with the wind. :)
> >> 
> >> Cheers,
> >> Chanchao
> >> 
> >>
> 
> 
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