[xubuntu-users] Set DNS while using DHCP

[leegold]

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.