Hi David Happy to hear from you again.
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2021 at 1:38 PM > From: "David Wright" <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS > managers) > > > My usual strategy is to let the Debian installer set the dns server to > IP address of the router, and configure the router to query 8.8.8.8/1.1.1.1. > It's not ideal if you have a router that doesn't "belong" to you, > ie that you can't configure yourself. > In the past I used to let the Debian installer set the DNS resolver for me. But you know what? When I did that, I found out that Debian added 192.163.1.1 as one of the DNS resolvers. This was and is a No!No! for me because of possible DNS leaks when I used a commercial VPN provider. Nowadays before I launch the Debian installer in commandline (Expert mode), I'll plug the LAN cable out from the RJ45 port and when the installer asks if I wish to have auto networking configuration enabled, I just click No. Thereafter I enter the IP addresses of my preferred DNS resolvers that are hosted by privacy-conscious folks. > Resolvconf squirrels that original address away in > /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/original so that it can revert to it > after you have left other networks/VPNs etc. So I guess that, at > worst, you can just write in whatever you want into that file. > Check it is still there after the next boot, and also check > /etc/resolv.conf (which is a symlink) to make sure that it used it ok. > Thanks for the reminder and last I checked /etc/resolv.conf is still there.