AFAIK this is fixed in Quantal for dnsmasq as well as NetworkManager; barring a minor issue with NM that I'm about to upload a fix for...
** Changed in: dnsmasq (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released ** Changed in: dnsmasq (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: dnsmasq (Ubuntu Precise) Status: Confirmed => Triaged ** Changed in: dnsmasq (Ubuntu Precise) Assignee: (unassigned) => Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (mathieu-tl) ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Low => High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dnsmasq in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/959037 Title: NM-controlled dnsmasq prevents other DNS servers from starting To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/djbdns/+bug/959037/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs