@Svartalf: Can you please describe in more technical detail what fails to work on the machines in question, and share with us what you know about the causes of these malfunctionings? Once we have some idea what you're talking about we can help you further.
You wrote: > there's tons of local installations that use internal DNS What do you mean by "internal DNS"? > It doesn't honor lookups against the local, specified by DHCP, DNS servers [...] Ubuntu 12.04 *does* use DNS nameserver addresses provided by DHCP. Can you please explain what you are talking about here? > OpenVPN, PPTP, or something like Sonicwall's solution [is] going to re-direct > DNS on you ANYHOW > If you think you're changing their minds, think again. Ubuntu software works properly in Ubuntu 12.04 (except where it doesn't --- see the BTS). Third party software may fail to work properly, but it's up to the third party to fix that. Third parties who think they can dictate how free host operating systems work can go fly a kite. Just my personal view. -- 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