resolv.conf issues - suggestion (was Re: browser problems )

Dan Ziolkowski dan.ziolkowski at gmail.com
Wed Jul 18 15:50:55 UTC 2007


slightly confused, where in the file do I add this? Do I add "prepend
domain-name-servers 208.67.222.222,208.67.220.220" in its entirety?

Thanks Dan

On 7/18/07, Avi Schwartz <ubuntu-users874 at cfftechnologies.com> wrote:
>
> Peter Garrett wrote:
> >
> >>> Dan Ziolkowski wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> I did more work on this, first it is not related to an old version of
> >>>> Firefox, as the same problem occurs in Galean and Epiphany browsers.
> >>>>
> >>>> It seems to be a DNS setting issue. When you open the "Network
> >>>>
> >>> settings",
> >>>
> >>>> the DNS is shown as 192.168.0.1,
> >>>>
> >
> > [ various snips made awkward by your top posting]
> >
> > On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:15:45 -0400
> > "Dan Ziolkowski" <dan.ziolkowski at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> I removed the phrase "domain-name-servers" from the dhclient.conf file.
> I
> >> still lose the setting after reboot. Maybe the change needs to be made
> to
> >> dhclient-script file?
> >>
> >
> > I suggest trying the following:
> >
> > 1) Make sure you have a valid /etc/resolv.conf ( you say you are using
> > Open DNS , which should work anywhere, so use those IPs in resolv.conf)
> >
> > 2) Make a script named dhclient-enter-hooks and place it in
> /etc/dhcp3  .
> > Mine looks like this ( between the ######## lines):
> >
> > ##############
> > #!/bin/bash
> >
> > # Stop overwriting /etc/resolv.conf !
> >
> > function make_resolv_conf {
> > echo "Doing nothing to resolv.conf"
> > }
> >
> > ###############
> >
> > That's all. Make it executable
> >
> > sudo chmod +x /etc/dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks
> >
> > You now have a script that does "nothing", but your /etc/resolv.conf
> will
> > keep on pointing at your Open DNS servers.
> >
> > Alternatively, you might have success by simply doing
> >
> > sudo chattr +i /etc/resolv.conf
> >
> > which should stop dhclient clobbering your settings by
> > replacing /etc/resolv.conf on each lease renewal.
> >
> > You can reverse that with " sudo chattr -i /etc/resolv.conf  "
> >
> > See man  1 chattr     :-)
> >
> > (Credit for the "do nothing" script goes to someone on the Web whose
> name I
> > can't remember, sorry )
> >
> > Pete
> Another option is to add to dhclient.conf:
>
> prepend domain-name-servers 208.67.222.222,208.67.220.220;
>
> Which will put your preferred DNS at the top of the list.
>
> Avi
>
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