Public bug reported: I added custom DNS nameservers (OpenDNS) to Mobile Broadband connection. The output of nm-tools is:
dixon@dixon-vaio:~$ nm-tool NetworkManager Tool State: connected (global) - Device: ttyACM0 [AIRCEL GPRS] ----------------------------------------------- Type: Mobile Broadband (GSM) Driver: cdc_acm State: connected Default: yes Capabilities: IPv4 Settings: Address: 49.137.76.104 Prefix: 32 (255.255.255.255) Gateway: 10.6.6.6 DNS: 208.67.222.222 DNS: 208.67.220.220 - Device: eth0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Type: Wired Driver: r8169 State: unavailable Default: no HW Address: 78:84:3C:E5:2C:E8 Capabilities: Carrier Detect: yes Wired Properties Carrier: off - Device: wlan0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Type: 802.11 WiFi Driver: ath9k State: unavailable Default: no HW Address: 90:00:4E:D2:24:5D Capabilities: Wireless Properties WEP Encryption: yes WPA Encryption: yes WPA2 Encryption: yes Wireless Access Points Here it shows DNS nameserver of OpenDNS as i set in NetworkManager. ( 208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220 ). But cat /etc/resolv.conf output shows: dixon@dixon-vaio:~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf # Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8) # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN nameserver 202.148.202.4 nameserver 202.148.200.3 nameserver 127.0.0.1 Which is provided by my ISP. Also dig google.com shows: dixon@dixon-vaio:~$ dig google.com ; <<>> DiG 9.8.1-P1 <<>> google.com ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4053 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 11, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 4 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;google.com. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.164 google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.165 google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.166 google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.167 google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.168 google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.169 google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.174 google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.160 google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.161 google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.162 google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.163 ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: google.com. 4314 IN NS ns2.google.com. google.com. 4314 IN NS ns3.google.com. google.com. 4314 IN NS ns4.google.com. google.com. 4314 IN NS ns1.google.com. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: ns1.google.com. 177114 IN A 216.239.32.10 ns2.google.com. 177114 IN A 216.239.34.10 ns3.google.com. 177114 IN A 216.239.36.10 ns4.google.com. 177114 IN A 216.239.38.10 ;; Query time: 574 msec ;; SERVER: 202.148.202.4#53(202.148.202.4) ;; WHEN: Sun May 13 11:54:39 2012 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 340 Shows DNS as 202.148.202.4 and OpenDNS seems ignored. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: network-manager 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun May 13 12:24:12 2012 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) IpRoute: default via 10.6.6.6 dev ppp0 proto static 10.6.6.6 dev ppp0 proto kernel scope link src 49.137.76.104 169.254.0.0/16 dev ppp0 scope link metric 1000 NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true WimaxEnabled=true ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_IN:en PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_IN SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: network-manager UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) nmcli-con: NAME UUID TYPE TIMESTAMP TIMESTAMP-REAL AUTOCONNECT READONLY DBUS-PATH Wired connection 1 233e0936-628b-4f77-a8aa-dd7e6aa68f0b 802-3-ethernet 1336885244 Sunday 13 May 2012 10:30:44 AM IST yes no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/1 AIRCEL GPRS a18d631a-0429-4dc3-8329-0708ab91fe84 gsm 1336891844 Sunday 13 May 2012 12:20:44 PM IST no no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/0 nmcli-dev: DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH ttyACM0 gsm connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2 eth0 802-3-ethernet unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 wlan0 802-11-wireless unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN running 0.9.4.0 connected enabled disabled disabled enabled enabled ** Affects: network-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/998642 Title: network-manager failed to set custom DNS for Mobile Broadband (ppp) Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I added custom DNS nameservers (OpenDNS) to Mobile Broadband connection. The output of nm-tools is: dixon@dixon-vaio:~$ nm-tool NetworkManager Tool State: connected (global) - Device: ttyACM0 [AIRCEL GPRS] ----------------------------------------------- Type: Mobile Broadband (GSM) Driver: cdc_acm State: connected Default: yes Capabilities: IPv4 Settings: Address: 49.137.76.104 Prefix: 32 (255.255.255.255) Gateway: 10.6.6.6 DNS: 208.67.222.222 DNS: 208.67.220.220 - Device: eth0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Type: Wired Driver: r8169 State: unavailable Default: no HW Address: 78:84:3C:E5:2C:E8 Capabilities: Carrier Detect: yes Wired Properties Carrier: off - Device: wlan0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Type: 802.11 WiFi Driver: ath9k State: unavailable Default: no HW Address: 90:00:4E:D2:24:5D Capabilities: Wireless Properties WEP Encryption: yes WPA Encryption: yes WPA2 Encryption: yes Wireless Access Points Here it shows DNS nameserver of OpenDNS as i set in NetworkManager. ( 208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220 ). But cat /etc/resolv.conf output shows: dixon@dixon-vaio:~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf # Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8) # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN nameserver 202.148.202.4 nameserver 202.148.200.3 nameserver 127.0.0.1 Which is provided by my ISP. Also dig google.com shows: dixon@dixon-vaio:~$ dig google.com ; <<>> DiG 9.8.1-P1 <<>> google.com ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4053 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 11, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 4 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;google.com. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.164 google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.165 google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.166 google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.167 google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.168 google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.169 google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.174 google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.160 google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.161 google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.162 google.com. 109 IN A 74.125.236.163 ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: google.com. 4314 IN NS ns2.google.com. google.com. 4314 IN NS ns3.google.com. google.com. 4314 IN NS ns4.google.com. google.com. 4314 IN NS ns1.google.com. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: ns1.google.com. 177114 IN A 216.239.32.10 ns2.google.com. 177114 IN A 216.239.34.10 ns3.google.com. 177114 IN A 216.239.36.10 ns4.google.com. 177114 IN A 216.239.38.10 ;; Query time: 574 msec ;; SERVER: 202.148.202.4#53(202.148.202.4) ;; WHEN: Sun May 13 11:54:39 2012 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 340 Shows DNS as 202.148.202.4 and OpenDNS seems ignored. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: network-manager 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun May 13 12:24:12 2012 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) IpRoute: default via 10.6.6.6 dev ppp0 proto static 10.6.6.6 dev ppp0 proto kernel scope link src 49.137.76.104 169.254.0.0/16 dev ppp0 scope link metric 1000 NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true WimaxEnabled=true ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_IN:en PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_IN SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: network-manager UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) nmcli-con: NAME UUID TYPE TIMESTAMP TIMESTAMP-REAL AUTOCONNECT READONLY DBUS-PATH Wired connection 1 233e0936-628b-4f77-a8aa-dd7e6aa68f0b 802-3-ethernet 1336885244 Sunday 13 May 2012 10:30:44 AM IST yes no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/1 AIRCEL GPRS a18d631a-0429-4dc3-8329-0708ab91fe84 gsm 1336891844 Sunday 13 May 2012 12:20:44 PM IST no no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/0 nmcli-dev: DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH ttyACM0 gsm connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2 eth0 802-3-ethernet unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 wlan0 802-11-wireless unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN running 0.9.4.0 connected enabled disabled disabled enabled enabled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/998642/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp