Thanks for replying > > I use BSNL dataone broadband to connect to Internet. Problem is that > > everytime I connect to the Internet, some software adds the FQDN of > > the localhost to the top of resolv.conf, which causes problems with > > DNS lookups. I need to edit & remove the hostname from the first line > > of resolv.conf, so that quries can be sent directly to the two > > remaining bsnl dns servers. > > > > Can someone tell me what software is making this change? It is not > > putting any comment showing what generates this line. If you need any > > command output to diagnose this (rpm -qa or anything else) please let > > me know. > On 4/10/06, Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > One way to go would be to install the caching-nameserver rpm (that's > bind setup as a local caching resolver nameserver) > Yes, I know...but I refuse to go this way ;-) Did this once earlier on encoutntering the same problem...Need to know why this is happening...though I understand the problem generally. > Your dhcp client, if you are getting an IP using dhcp > Yes...getting IP & DNS by DHCP from BSNL. > Look for a file called dhclient.conf (or dhcpcd, or pump settings if > thats what you are using) and look for an option like > > prepend domain-name-servers 127.0.0.1; > No file named dhcpcd...or dhcpclient or similar.....don't understand what you mean by pump. Use roaring-penguin package to connect by ppoe. Any other ideas? Anyone? With regards. Sanjay. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
