Thanks! That works quite nicely. Instead of dealing with all sorts of Gentoo
configuration programs and removing NetworkManager from startup, I can do a
static IP very easily (networkmanager now just starts up and tries to
connect forever). To switch back, I can simply remove the flag!
On 3/23/07, George Toft <
george@georgetoft.com> wrote:
>
> Try setting the immutable flag:
> chattr +i /etc/resolv.conf
>
> that'll fix it fer shure, yup :)
>
> George Toft, CISSP, MSIS
> 623-203-1760
>
>
>
>
> Patrick C wrote:
> > For some dumb reason, NetworkManager doesn't support static IP
> > addresses, so it just wipes the resolv.conf when it starts up if you try
> > to have a static IP, which would just perpetuate the problem this guy is
> > happening.
> >
> > On 3/21/07, *Eric Shubes* <plug@shubes.net <mailto:plug@shubes.net>>
> wrote:
> >
> > Daniel P. Stasinski wrote:
> > > There is an unfixed firmware bug in my DSL modem/router that
> > causes it
> > > to provide incorrect DNS servers when the DHCP lease is obtained.
> > >
> > > Before I started using NetworkManager, I could specify my own DNS
> > > servers in /etc/resolve.conf but NetworkManager rewrites it with
> the
> > > invalid server information provided by DHCP. Is there some other
> > > place where I can specify my own DNS servers?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Daniel
> > >
> >
> > I presume you've tried to change the DSL modem/router's
> configuration.
> >
> > I think you'll need to configure your network interface as static.
> > Either
> > that or get a new DSL modem/router.
> >
> > --
> > -Eric 'shubes'
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