As for the DNS, do not edit /etc/resovl.conf as that is system
> generated. Edit instead the /etc/network/interfaces file and
> list your DNS entries there. After this stop networking, and
> restart (or reboot) and the /etc/resolv.conf will reflect your
> new entries.
hrmmm ... that didn't work for some reason :
root@charon:~# uname -a
Linux charon 3.16.0-4-powerpc64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.39-1 (2016-12-30)
ppc64 GNU/Linux
root@charon:~#
root@charon:~# cat /etc/debian_version
8.7
root@charon:~# cat /etc/network/interfaces
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# The primary network interface
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 172.16.35.25
netmask 255.255.255.192
network 172.16.35.0
broadcast 172.16.35.63
gateway 172.16.35.1
dns-nameservers 224.154.123.123
root@charon:~#
did a reboot and whammo .. the /etc/resolv.conf file is still borked
root@charon:~# cat /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 2607:f798:18:10:0:640:7125:5204
nameserver 2607:f798:18:10:0:640:7125:5198
root@charon:~#
No darn clue .. why ?
Dennis
