Hi,
>I mean, you could edit the /etc/dhclient.conf
What could I add in there? is there anyway to trick the router into only
using itself as a DNS server? It is the one informing my computer of the DNS
servers, so shouldn't I be able to control who it refers to?
~Ryan
On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 3:44 PM, Dan Lund <
situationalawareness@gmail.com>wrote:
> The file shouldn't update on reboot, it should only update when
> dhclient (or whatever DHCP client style is used in your distro) snags
> an IP and DNS information from the DHCP server. Pretty much that's
> what determines what goes into the /etc/resolv.conf.
>
> I mean, you could edit the /etc/dhclient.conf (again, assuming your
> using dhclient for DHCP initialization), or just edit the
> /etc/resolv.conf, toss it to ./etc/resolv.conf.saved and if it goes
> fubar then copy the /etc/resolv.conf.saved to /etc/resolv.conf.
> (VERY ad-hoc and amateur but a quick fix)
>
> In theory though, you should be able to bounce between DHCP address
> changes network to network without a problem. This is the exception
> because DHCP update is causing a problem somehow. The main culprit is
> probably one of the router's DNS server address allocations perhaps.
>
> Great I wait until the end of this then read your using Debian. hah...
> I forget how that works but if I remember right it uses dhcpcd...
>
> Thanks,
> Dan Lund
>
> If you need more than 3 levels of indentation, you're screwed anyway,
> and should fix your program.
> --Linus Torvalds, Original Inventor of the Linux kernel
> August, 2006
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 5:59 AM, Ryan Rix <phrkonaleash@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I commented out the qwest dns servers, and it worked. but this file
> updates at
> > reboot, no?
> > Also, about half the time I am behind a dlink router at my ftather's
> house;
> > will this conflict now? if the resolv.conf is edited is it assumed to
> stay
> > after reboot? The dlink's at 192.168.0.1 and the linksys is
> 192.168.1.1....
> > is there any way to use both with one config file, or will it err?
> >
> > --
> > Thanks and best regards,
> > Ryan Rix
> > TamsPalm - The PalmOS Blog
> >
> > I support Debian GNU/Linux and KDE as the ultimate desktop environment.
> > Why don't you?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue November 4 2008 12:33:11 am Dan Lund wrote:
> >> How about what's in your /etc/resolv.conf?
> >> maybe the /etc/nsswitch.conf just to make sure nothings odd?
> >> It's a start.
> >> even try appending a period/dot ( . ) after the name to denote it as a
> >> FQDN absolutely.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Dan Lund
> >>
> >> If you need more than 3 levels of indentation, you're screwed anyway,
> >> and should fix your program.
> >> --Linus Torvalds, Original Inventor of the Linux kernel
> >> August, 2006
> >>
> >> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 10:09 PM, Ryan Rix <phrkonaleash@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I have recently configured a new Debian GNU/Linux server and migrated
> the
> >> > settings and stuffs from my old laptopserver.
> >> >
> >> > Everything works shiningly, except for one thing: when I try to access
> >> > the server via its fqdn, my laptop returns a DNS error, unknown host.
> >> >
> >> > I know that somewhere in the bowels of my laptop, only while connected
> to
> >> > the same network as the server behind a dlink G router, it's becoming
> >> > corrupted because:
> >> >
> >> > maylay:~# nslookup wanton.dyndns.org 205.171.2.65
> >> > Server: 205.171.2.65
> >> > Address: 205.171.2.65#53
> >> >
> >> > Non-authoritative answer:
> >> > Name: wanton.dyndns.org
> >> > Address: 204.193.219.193
> >> >
> >> > where 205.11.2.65 is the primary dns reported by the router. The
> address
> >> > it pulls is valid, indeed.
> >> >
> >> > maylay:~# nslookup wanton.dyndns.org
> >> > Server: 192.168.0.1
> >> > Address: 192.168.0.1#53
> >> >
> >> > Non-authoritative answer:
> >> > Name: wanton.dyndns.org
> >> > Address: 204.193.219.193
> >> >
> >> > using the router for DNS reports the same IP address, leading me to
> >> > believe the laptop is corrupting or doing *SOMETHING* to prevent a
> >> > connection.
> >> >
> >> > My hosts file is clean:
> >> > 127.0.0.1 localhost
> >> >
> >> > I think that would be the only thing prohibiting a connection on the
> >> > laptop, so I honestly am at a loss of what to do.
> >> >
> >> > Any ideas are much appreciated.
> >> > ~Ryan
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Thanks and best regards,
> >> > Ryan Rix
> >> > TamsPalm - The PalmOS Blog
> >> >
> >> > "See, he's more dangerous during the off season"
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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