On Thu 22 May 2014 at 20:03:13 -0400, Tom Roche wrote: > Tom Roche Thu, 22 May 2014 15:08:36 -0400 > >> summary: box ethernets via wire, but all wireless fails, including > >> known-good providers: `ifconfig -a` shows a wireless IP#, but > >> `nslookup` fails. How to fix or debug?
I was thrown by the use of 'ethernet' as a verb and my scanning of the very long lines (which I have wrapped) was a failure. :) > And in fact the symlink I had made (more below) was gone: You do not need to make the symlink - resolvconf does it for you when it installs. > And restoring the symlink restores my ability to DNS on other networks > (other than wired to my own switch): Confusing. I thought you were saying a wired connection works but wireless doesn't. > me@NewBox ~ $ date ; sudo ln -sf /etc/resolvconf/run/resolv.conf > /etc/resolv.conf This is unnecessary. I think I would purge and reinstall resolvconf and see whether it does make the link itself. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/23052014122355.d41dc8153...@desktop.copernicus.demon.co.uk