"Richard Simmonds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: RW [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 1:11 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: PPP and resolv.conf > > On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:48:25 +0800 > "Richard Simmonds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> >How can I stop ppp from modifying my /etc/resolv.conf? >> >Everytime I establish a pppoe session, my resolv.conf file gets >> reconfigured to my ISPs DNS Servers. >> >> It's dhclient, not ppp that's modding the file. > >>This is unlikely. PPP normally provides the dns server addresses itself, in > which case the suggestion to remove "enable dns" from ppp.conf is correct. > > Well, as always, YMMV. > > If the connection is providing a dynamic address via dhcp, as my ADSL > provider is, it appears to be dhclient that's updating resolv.conf so the > setup as stated works for me. I have 'enable dns' in my ppp.conf file as > well but my provider doesn't seem to be able to offer a dns server address > correctly, which is why I run one locally on the network. I suspect it is > probably a setup error on my part but I have neither the time or the > inclination to tinker with it any more than I have to.
If DHCP is setting it, then use the "prepend" or "supersede" keywords on "domain-name-servers" in your dhclient.conf(5). _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
