resolv.conf questions

[Robert Heller]

At Wed, 7 Aug 2019 14:19:17 +0200 "Ubuntu user technical support,  not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

> 
> Eliza,
> 
> On 07/08/2019 13:54, Eliza wrote:
> > Sorry I was still confused.
> > When I put the line into /etc/resolv.conf:
> >
> > nameserver 8.8.8.8
> >
> > after a while it was replaced by the default one:
> >
> > nameserver 127.0.0.53
> >
> > How can I enforce to use 8.8.8.8 as nameserver?
> >
> 
> IÂ  have the same issue. Here is how I resolved it (beware that if you do
> that, logging into captive portals won't work anymore, whereas with
> 127.0.0.53 it will).
> 
> Go to /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d and edit the file head
> 
> Add the line(s) nameserver 8.8.8.8 at the end.
> 
> While you're at it, add nameserver 8.8.4.4
> 
> And any other nameserver line you want (for example cloudflare's 1.1.1.1
> DNS servers).
> 
> If you don't find that directory / file, you might be missing the
> package resolvconf (sudo apt-get install resolvconf)
> 
> Then you can edit the above file.
> 
> 
> Once this is done, reboot and voila.

OR just restart systemd-resolved (no real need to reboot -- that is a silly 
mess-windows habit):

sudo systemctl restart systemd-resolved


> 
> 
> Tell us if it works for you!
> 
> Gilles
> 
> 

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