resolv.conf - what generates it?

What tool generates /etc/resolv.conf, and how do I change what it generates? I'm running today's potato. I need to change the contents of /etc/resolv.conf (to change the nameserver line, and add a domain line and a second nameserver line). I can do this with vi no problem, but it's temporary:

Re: resolv.conf - what generates it?

Aaron writes: I can do this with vi no problem, but it's temporary: during reboot, and every few hours while the system is up, something clobbers the new resolv.conf with the old one. Are you using a dialup ppp connection with dynamic dns? -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler)

Re: resolv.conf - what generates it?

On Sun, 17 Jun 2001, Aaron Maxwell wrote: What tool generates /etc/resolv.conf, and how do I change what it generates? I'd bet it was DHCP... I'm running today's potato. I need to change the contents of /etc/resolv.conf (to change the nameserver line, and add a domain line and a second

partly fixed: Re: resolv.conf - what generates it?

I answer both Johns here: On Sun, 17 Jun 2001, John Galt (and a third John offlist) wrote: What tool generates /etc/resolv.conf, and how do I change what it I'd bet it was DHCP... I dont have any dhcp packages installed, so it can't be DHCP,right? On 17 Jun 2001, John Hasler wrote: Are you