On 11/17/2012 11:36 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > 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.... Copy paste error at 11:30 PM.... # Generated by NetworkManager search greshko.com nameserver 192.168.0.1 nameserver 192.168.0.55 is what it reads when coming back in range.... -- 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
