[xubuntu-users] Set DNS while using DHCP

[David Collins]

BTW, when you are trouble-shooting, you can look at /etc/resolv.conf to
see what the current DNS settings are.

eg.

david at eeepc:~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf 
# Generated by NetworkManager
nameserver 192.168.1.1


On Sat, 2009-01-10 at 17:30 -0700, leegold wrote:

> David,
> 
> With XP I have the wireless interface setup so it's gets DHCP but the
> DNS server are statically set to some good public DNS servers. This
> setup works well at a local cafe's wireless and I'm happy. I tried to do
> the same thing in Xubuntu - same laptop - and my attempts failed. Next
> chance I get I'll try w/that new network manager gui I installed.
> 
> It should be easy: go to the setup gui for the wireless interface and
> statically set the DNS servers, everything else the DHCP will do. IMO
> the wireless discovery management should be a separate gui from the
> interface's gui...I didn't like nm-applet at all.
> 
> Lee
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:44:17 +1100, "David Collins"
> <david.8.collins at gmail.com> said:
> > Lee,
> > 
> > A DHCP server can allocate IP addresses AND DNS settings to DHCP
> > clients.
> > If you don't want your PC to get DNS settings from DHCP, though, you
> > need to configure the DHCP server to NOT give out DNS settings.
> > You then manually specify the DNS servers that the PC uses, on the PC.
> > (Of course, when you change the settings on the DHCP server, ALL DHCP
> > clients will be affected.)
> > 
> > I hope that answers your question at least partly.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > David
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, 2009-01-09 at 16:16 -0700, leegold wrote:
> > 
> > > I wanted to keep everything the same but just change the DNS servers
> > > my
> > > pc was using while browsing the internet. I want DHCP to do everything
> > > else - but I want to tweak the servers I use after DHCP does it's
> > > thing.
> 
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