Re: [Leaf-user] DCD, dhclient & /etc/resolv.conf ???

2002-01-14 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
> By-the-by, if I want to `prepend domain-name-servers', how do I prepend > more than one? Like this? > > "127.0.0.1 192.168.1.254" I believe you seperate additional DNS servers with commas, so you want something like: prepend domain-name-servers "127.0.0.1, 192.168.1.254"; but the dhclient pro

Re: [Leaf-user] DCD, dhclient & /etc/resolv.conf ???

2002-01-14 Thread Michael D. Schleif
Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > > > > > If my ISP is > > > > going to change my leased address ( [ x$old_ip_address != > > > > x$new_ip_address ] ), I would think that would be one time that I'd > want > > > > my ISP to change resolv.conf ?!?! > > > > > > And it would...at least if you leave dhcl

Re: [Leaf-user] DCD, dhclient & /etc/resolv.conf ???

2002-01-14 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
> > > If my ISP is > > > going to change my leased address ( [ x$old_ip_address != > > > x$new_ip_address ] ), I would think that would be one time that I'd want > > > my ISP to change resolv.conf ?!?! > > > > And it would...at least if you leave dhclient (and the dhclient scripts) > > alone to d

Re: [Leaf-user] DCD, dhclient & /etc/resolv.conf ???

2002-01-14 Thread Michael D. Schleif
Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > > > I'm still confused ;< > > I'll try to part the mist, but Moses I'm not. Thank you. [ snip ] > > If my ISP is > > going to change my leased address ( [ x$old_ip_address != > > x$new_ip_address ] ), I would think that would be one time that I'd want > > my IS

Re: [Leaf-user] DCD, dhclient & /etc/resolv.conf ???

2002-01-14 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
> I'm still confused ;< I'll try to part the mist, but Moses I'm not. > What does this have to do with fixed-address? You're using dhclient, and obtaining an IP with DHCP. As far as your system configuration is concerned, this *IS* (for all intents and purposes) a dynamic IP. You have to run

Re: [Leaf-user] DCD, dhclient & /etc/resolv.conf ???

2002-01-14 Thread Michael D. Schleif
Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > > > > Never mind the patch, I'm way over thinking this..sorry! > > > > > > The simplest route will be to edit your 'network.conf' file as > > > suggested by Charles. > > > > > > Note this: > > > > > > # CONFIG_DNS=(YES/NO) Default: NO > > > # C

Re: [Leaf-user] DCD, dhclient & /etc/resolv.conf ???

2002-01-14 Thread Simon Bolduc
when configuring their client software S >From: "Michael D. Schleif" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: guitarlynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Leaf-user] DCD, dhclient & /etc/resolv.conf ??? >Date: Sun

Re: [Leaf-user] DCD, dhclient & /etc/resolv.conf ???

2002-01-14 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
> > Never mind the patch, I'm way over thinking this..sorry! > > > > The simplest route will be to edit your 'network.conf' file as > > suggested by Charles. > > > > Note this: > > > > # CONFIG_DNS=(YES/NO) Default: NO > > # Create /etc/resolv.conf file using DOMAINS and DNSx

Re: [Leaf-user] DCD, dhclient & /etc/resolv.conf ???

2002-01-13 Thread Michael D. Schleif
guitarlynn wrote: > > Never mind the patch, I'm way over thinking this..sorry! > > The simplest route will be to edit your 'network.conf' file as > suggested by Charles. > > Note this: > > # CONFIG_DNS=(YES/NO) Default: NO > # Create /etc/resolv.conf file using DOMAINS a

Re: [Leaf-user] DCD, dhclient & /etc/resolv.conf ???

2002-01-13 Thread guitarlynn
Never mind the patch, I'm way over thinking this..sorry! The simplest route will be to edit your 'network.conf' file as suggested by Charles. Note this: # CONFIG_DNS=(YES/NO) Default: NO # Create /etc/resolv.conf file using DOMAINS and DNSx entries. # Any current resolv.

Re: [Leaf-user] DCD, dhclient & /etc/resolv.conf ???

2002-01-13 Thread guitarlynn
On Sunday 13 January 2002 21:44, guitarlynn wrote: > > Where is it documented that dhclient will re-write resolv.conf? ***NOTE*** QUICK FIX @BOTTOM OF PAGE Other hits on the Google search: If you are running a recent version of the DHCP client, you should be able to disable writing

Re: [Leaf-user] DCD, dhclient & /etc/resolv.conf ???

2002-01-13 Thread Michael D. Schleif
guitarlynn wrote: > > On Sunday 13 January 2002 21:34, Michael D. Schleif wrote: > > > I believe that I am quite clear on what I'm asking. Unfortunately, I > > think that you missed my point entirely . . . > > > > Where is it documented that dhclient will re-write resolv.conf? > > Thank-you f

Re: [Leaf-user] DCD, dhclient & /etc/resolv.conf ???

2002-01-13 Thread guitarlynn
On Sunday 13 January 2002 21:34, Michael D. Schleif wrote: > I believe that I am quite clear on what I'm asking. Unfortunately, I > think that you missed my point entirely . . . > > Where is it documented that dhclient will re-write resolv.conf? Thank-you for being direct. After a 30 second Goo

Re: [Leaf-user] DCD, dhclient & /etc/resolv.conf ???

2002-01-13 Thread Michael D. Schleif
guitarlynn wrote: > > On Sunday 13 January 2002 19:29, Michael D. Schleif wrote: > > Is it possible that my ISP is diddling with my /etc/resolv.conf when > > my fixed-address, dhcp lease is re-negotiated? > > It is supposed to so your box can resolve ip host names. This > information is sync'ed

Re: [Leaf-user] DCD, dhclient & /etc/resolv.conf ???

2002-01-13 Thread guitarlynn
On Sunday 13 January 2002 19:29, Michael D. Schleif wrote: > Is it possible that my ISP is diddling with my /etc/resolv.conf when > my fixed-address, dhcp lease is re-negotiated? It is supposed to so your box can resolve ip host names. This information is sync'ed for use with dnscache. > I am r

[Leaf-user] DCD, dhclient & /etc/resolv.conf ???

2002-01-13 Thread Michael D. Schleif
Is it possible that my ISP is diddling with my /etc/resolv.conf when my fixed-address, dhcp lease is re-negotiated? I am running DCD, dhclient, dnscache and tinydns-private on my local firewall. When the system boots -- as I just did 2 minutes ago -- resolv.conf shows this: search pri