Re: /etc/resolv.conf file is empty

2011-05-09 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 08 May 2011 22:27:40 +0100, Lisi wrote: > On Sunday 08 May 2011 18:49:27 Camaleón wrote: >> Good. And I'm so sorry for NM but is nothing but a headache > > If NM ever gets installed by default, the first thing I do is purge it! > ;-) I don't like the idea of not having it installed. Th

Re: /etc/resolv.conf file is empty

2011-05-08 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 08 May 2011 18:49:27 Camaleón wrote: > Good. And I'm so sorry for NM but is nothing but a headache If NM ever gets installed by default, the first thing I do is purge it! ;-) Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble

Re: /etc/resolv.conf file is empty

2011-05-08 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 08 May 2011 18:18:58 +0100, AG wrote: > On 08/05/11 17:53, Camaleón wrote: >> >> Ensure: >> >> - There is a static "/etc/resolv.conf" file not pointing to nothing (if >> not there, recreate one) > > Can you clarify this suggestion please. Do you mean that the > /etc/resolv.conf must *no

Re: /etc/resolv.conf file is empty

2011-05-08 Thread AG
On 08/05/11 18:01, Andrei Popescu wrote: On Du, 08 mai 11, 16:48:43, AG wrote: dpkg -l | grep resolvconf rc resolvconf 1.48 name server information handler Thanks all - learn something everyday: didn't know that is what rc referred to. dpkg would tell you so if yo

Re: /etc/resolv.conf file is empty

2011-05-08 Thread AG
On 08/05/11 17:53, Camaleón wrote: Ensure: - There is a static "/etc/resolv.conf" file not pointing to nothing (if not there, recreate one) Can you clarify this suggestion please. Do you mean that the /etc/resolv.conf must *not* be pointing to something or *must* be pointing to something (

Re: /etc/resolv.conf file is empty

2011-05-08 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Du, 08 mai 11, 16:48:43, AG wrote: > >> > >>>dpkg -l | grep resolvconf > >>>rc resolvconf > >>>1.48 name server information handler > > > Thanks all - learn something everyday: didn't know that is what rc > referred to. dpkg would tell you so if you wouldn't cut it

Re: /etc/resolv.conf file is empty

2011-05-08 Thread Brian
On Sun 08 May 2011 at 16:48:43 +0100, AG wrote: > So, Hans suggested that I delete the symlink to resolvconf, but > resolvconf isn't installed. However, since its config files are there I > wonder if a symlink was created? I doubt it. > Are there other options that might explain and remedy

Re: /etc/resolv.conf file is empty

2011-05-08 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 08 May 2011 16:48:43 +0100, AG wrote: > On 08/05/11 14:56, Brian wrote: >> On Sun 08 May 2011 at 13:29:19 +, Camaleón wrote: >> >>> On Sun, 08 May 2011 13:30:59 +0100, AG wrote: >>> dpkg -l | grep resolvconf rc resolvconf 1.48 name server in

Re: /etc/resolv.conf file is empty

2011-05-08 Thread AG
On 08/05/11 14:56, Brian wrote: On Sun 08 May 2011 at 13:29:19 +, Camaleón wrote: On Sun, 08 May 2011 13:30:59 +0100, AG wrote: dpkg -l | grep resolvconf rc resolvconf 1.48 name server information handler Ein?>>>:-) So you finally do have it installed. rc

Re: /etc/resolv.conf file is empty

2011-05-08 Thread Andrew McGlashan
Camaleón wrote: dpkg -l | grep resolvconf rc resolvconf 1.48 name server information handler Ein? >>>:-) So you finally do have it installed. Remember that this package can be also interferring with your "/etc/ resolv.conf" file so either you configure it properl

Re: /etc/resolv.conf file is empty (was: Network problem {start of part 2})

2011-05-08 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 08 May 2011 14:46:39 +0100, AG wrote: > On 08/05/11 14:29, Camaleón wrote: (...) >>> dpkg -l | grep resolvconf >>> rc resolvconf >>> 1.48 name server information handler >> Ein?>>>:-) >> >> So you finally do have it installed. >> >> Remember that this packag

Re: /etc/resolv.conf file is empty (was: Network problem {start of part 2})

2011-05-08 Thread Brian
On Sun 08 May 2011 at 13:29:19 +, Camaleón wrote: > On Sun, 08 May 2011 13:30:59 +0100, AG wrote: > > > dpkg -l | grep resolvconf > > rc resolvconf > > 1.48 name server information handler > > Ein? >>>:-) > > So you finally do have it installed. rc - Package r

Re: /etc/resolv.conf file is empty (was: Network problem {start of part 2})

2011-05-08 Thread AG
On 08/05/11 14:29, Camaleón wrote: On Sun, 08 May 2011 13:30:59 +0100, AG wrote: On 08/05/11 11:55, Brian wrote: On Sun 08 May 2011 at 10:34:00 +0100, AG wrote: But, after rebooting this file was again blank, stopping me from accessing the Net. How can I ensure that this file remains populat

Re: /etc/resolv.conf file is empty (was: Network problem {start of part 2})

2011-05-08 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 08 May 2011 13:30:59 +0100, AG wrote: > On 08/05/11 11:55, Brian wrote: >> On Sun 08 May 2011 at 10:34:00 +0100, AG wrote: >> >>> But, after rebooting this file was again blank, stopping me from >>> accessing the Net. How can I ensure that this file remains populated >>> between reboots?

Re: /etc/resolv.conf file is empty (was: Network problem {start of part 2})

2011-05-08 Thread AG
On 08/05/11 11:55, Brian wrote: On Sun 08 May 2011 at 10:34:00 +0100, AG wrote: But, after rebooting this file was again blank, stopping me from accessing the Net. How can I ensure that this file remains populated between reboots? Or does this file get generated by some other function, and in

Re: /etc/resolv.conf file is empty (was: Network problem {start of part 2})

2011-05-08 Thread Brian
On Sun 08 May 2011 at 10:34:00 +0100, AG wrote: > But, after rebooting this file was again blank, stopping me from > accessing the Net. How can I ensure that this file remains populated > between reboots? Or does this file get generated by some other > function, and in which case, what? Wh

/etc/resolv.conf file is empty (was: Network problem {start of part 2})

2011-05-08 Thread AG
Further developments on this: When I rebooted after the installation, I lost my ability to access the Net (again). I checked the contents of /etc/resolv.conf and there was nothing in that file - apparently it is generated by Network Manager, so I reinstalled Network Manager and manually copie