On 11/17/2012 08:47 PM, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Ed Greshko wrote: > >>> Also, in my experience NM does NOT get the DNS settings from the server. >>> >>> I run NM on my Fedora-17/KDE laptop. >>> Normally this works fine - it has certainly improved greatly over the >>> years. But if I go out of WiFi range then NM comments out the DNS entries >>> in /etc/resolv.conf . >>> However, if I go back in range, it does not add the DNS entries >>> from /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf on the server, where I have >>> >>> # option definitions common to all supported networks... >>> option domain-name "gayleard.com"; >>> option domain-name-servers 159.134.237.6, 159.134.248.17; >> I don't know what you mean by "from the server". But, if in the case you >> cite above you mean your laptop is the server and it has info in >> /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf then I wouldn't expect its information added to your >> DNS settings either. > I think what I said is perfectly clear. > My laptop is not the server. > I don't see how anyone could interpret what I said to mean that. > Surely if someone speaks of a laptop and a server > the implication is that they are different machines? > > To spell it out. > My server is an HP MicroServer running CentOS-6.3 . > My laptop is a ThinkPad T61p running Fedora-17/KDE . > I have shown above the entry I have in /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf on the server . I'm sorry if my stupidity has pissed you off in some way. > > As I said, if I lose WiFi connection then /etc/resolv.conf on my laptop > is over-written (commented out). > When I come back into WiFi range, /etc/resolv.conf is not re-written. > Nor is it re-written if I re-start NM on my laptop. > However, if I re-boot my laptop then it is re-written. > > Have you actually gone out of range while linked to an access point? > Yes...... When out of range it reads... # Generated by NetworkManager # No nameservers found; try putting DNS servers into your # ifcfg files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts like so: # # DNS1=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx # DNS2=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx # DOMAIN=lab.foo.com bar.foo.com Coming back in range it reads.... # Generated by NetworkManager # No nameservers found; try putting DNS servers into your # ifcfg files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts like so: # # DNS1=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx # DNS2=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx # DOMAIN=lab.foo.com bar.foo.com -- Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. -- Rick Cook, The Wizardry Compiled -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
