On Sunday 28 November 2004 13:06, Martin Hauser wrote: > Hello, > > > Everytime when i plug in the lan cable, i run dhclient. I know there's > > a package called laptop-net, maybe i'll try it later. Now i'm just > > manually start dhclient. After running for awhile, i cannot ping other > > website anymore but the internet connection is still ok though, still > > can browsing, chat, etc. just cannot ping. And the etc/resolv.conf > > contains a line "search". Everytime i must edit the file, type in > > nameserver [the ip]. And after running awhile, it will disappear and > > change to a line "search" again. How can i configure, so that the > > nameserver value i enter remains there. Lease timeout? Many thx in > > advance for the advice. > > if i were use, i'd exchange dhclient with dhcpcd (dhcp client daemon) > which works much better for me. You have to set the /etc/resolv.conf > yourself then, as far as i know, at least i do it that way. (i've > written a small script which linkes the /etc/resolv.something to > /etc/resolv.conf depending on what connection i give on the command line > cause i have several networks to connect on )
dhclient works great for me - better than dhcpcd used to (perhaps its improved). The problem doesn't look like it's the dhcp client, anyway - something is tromping on his resolv.conf You should both try installing resolvconf. No more manually updating the file... -- derek -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
