Ed Jabbour <[email protected]> writes: > On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:31:54 -0400, Celejar wrote: > >>> Ed Jabbour <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> I edited /etc/resolv.conf to add a nameserver, edited >>> etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf to do the same and added the dns to wicd. >>> However, I keep getting the same old dns from the router, i.e., >>> resolv.conf keeps changing to the router's 192 ip. The router does not >>> allow editing dns. I think this is due to using dhcp. Is there an >>> alternative which wouldn't cause a default to the router's dns? Any >>> pointers appreciated. >> >>Do 'man dhclient.conf' and look at the prepend and supersede options. > > I had already done that. I tried either one and both. I had also already > done the wicd gui edit. As I said above, my chosen dns doesn't stick, as > resolv.conf keeps reverting to the router's.
Has the dhclient been restarted since you edited the configuration file, either manually or through a reboot? I use the prepend- option, but I assume that it isn't reread automatically so I kill and restart the client manually when I change the file. -- Carl Johnson [email protected] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
