Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:00:51 -0400 <tomh0...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Why not add a dns-nameservers to "iface br200"? > > > Updated my /etc/network/interfaces with: > > # INTERNAL LAN VLAN/BRIDGE > > iface eth1.200 inet manual > > auto br200 > > iface br200 inet static > > dns-nameservers 10.254.2.254 > > address 10.254.2.1 > > netmask 255.255.255.0 > > network 10.254.2.0 > > broadcast 10.254.2.255 > > gateway 10.254.2.254 > > bridge-ports eth1.200 > > > But I still experience the same output including an unmodified > > /etc/resolv.conf > > The "dns-nameservers..." variable will only be recognized if you are > running resolvconf; it is not a default /e/n/i option. > >
Yup you are right. I installed the resolvconf package from a deb file with dpkg. r...@localhost:~# cat /etc/resolv.conf # Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8) # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN nameserver 10.254.2.254 > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/6d4219cc1003251600v1ed8471do812d85594e416...@mail.gmail.com > My router (at 10.254.2.254) is running pfsense (a freebsd router distro) I found that I was able to run the dig and netstat commands from an SSH session. My findings. # dig @10.254.2.254 google.com ; <<>> DiG 9.4.3-P2 <<>> @10.254.2.254 google.com ; (1 server found) ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 27942 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;google.com. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: google.com. 55 IN A 66.249.91.104 ;; Query time: 4 msec ;; SERVER: 10.254.2.254#53(10.254.2.254) ;; WHEN: Fri Mar 26 01:02:53 2010 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 44 # netstat -na Active Internet connections (including servers) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address (state) tcp4 0 52 10.254.2.254.22 10.254.2.188.57059 ESTABLISHED tcp6 0 0 *.53 *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 *.53 *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 *.2189 *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 *.80 *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 127.0.0.1.8021 *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 *.22 *.* LISTEN tcp6 0 0 *.22 *.* LISTEN udp4 0 0 *.67 *.* udp6 0 0 *.53 *.* udp4 0 0 *.53 *.* udp4 0 0 192.168.2.2.12176 209.139.209.82.123 udp4 0 0 192.168.2.2.21273 72.55.146.217.123 udp4 0 0 192.168.2.2.60591 142.201.7.148.123 udp4 0 0 10.254.2.254.123 *.* udp4 0 0 10.254.2.254.35906 *.* udp4 0 0 *.1900 *.* icm4 0 0 *.* *.* Active UNIX domain sockets Address Type Recv-Q Send-Q Inode Conn Refs Nextref Addr c59083f0 stream 0 0 0 0 0 0 /tmp/php-fastcgi.socket-3 c5908690 stream 0 0 0 c5908738 0 0 c5908738 stream 0 0 0 c5908690 0 0 c5908c78 stream 0 0 c5a84bdc 0 0 0 /tmp/php-fastcgi.socket-3 c5908b28 stream 0 0 c5b0b33c 0 0 0 /tmp/php-fastcgi.socket-2 c59089d8 stream 0 0 c5b0bbdc 0 0 0 /tmp/php-fastcgi.socket-1 c5908930 stream 0 0 c5b0b000 0 0 0 /tmp/php-fastcgi.socket-0 c5909000 stream 0 0 c5904ac8 0 0 0 /var/run/devd.pipe c5908dc8 dgram 0 0 0 c5908150 0 c59091f8 c59080a8 dgram 0 0 0 c5909d20 0 0 c59091f8 dgram 0 0 0 c5908150 0 c59087e0 c59087e0 dgram 0 0 0 c5908150 0 c5909930 c5909930 dgram 0 0 0 c5908150 0 c5909888 c5909888 dgram 0 0 0 c5908150 0 c59099d8 c59099d8 dgram 0 0 0 c5908150 0 c5909c78 c5909c78 dgram 0 0 0 c5908150 0 0 c5908150 dgram 0 0 c5a84114 0 c5908dc8 0 /var/run/logpriv c5909d20 dgram 0 0 c5a87678 0 c59080a8 0 /var/run/log So DNS does work on this box, as it forward DNS replies to other boxes on my local network. What should I do next? Any ideas? Thanks. -M _________________________________________________________________ Live connected with Messenger on your phone http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712958