12.04.2 LTS, new install, network broken

[Nils Kassube]

Tom H wrote:
> You can control resolv.conf via the configs of dhclient, ifupdown, and
> NM and "nail" it to be exactly what you want it to be. You have to
> use the tools with which you're provided rather than ignore them and
> try to get around them.

Another option would be to uninstall NM and resolvconf and configure the 
network manually like it was done in the good old days. Of course this 
is not a general advice for a newcomer. But Gene has a rather special 
setup and AIUI he has no use for NM and he knows how to setup the config 
files.


Nils