On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Mike Viau <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:50:17 -0500 <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 3:11 AM, Bob Proulx <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> $ sudo apt-get install bind9 >>> >>> Then ensure that 'nameserver 127.0.0.1' exists in /etc/resolv.conf and >>> you should be set. By "ensure" I mean that you should use either >>> 'resolvconf' to maintain that file or perhaps use a 'dns-nameservers' >>> statement in /etc/network/interfaces or edit the resolv.conf file >>> manually or whatever is appropriate for your system. >> >> FYI, "dns-nameservers" is a resolvconf "customization" of e-n-i so >> "either...or"'s not quite right. >> > > Thanks Tom, > > I did some further digging on this info to discover:
<snip of resolvconf howto> You're welcome. Thanks for the resolvconf info. (I don't understand why it's used; if I don't want a dhcp server's data push, I add a "supercede domain-name..." stanza to "/etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf"). I was trying to point out that adding "dns-nameservers" to "/etc/network/interfaces" without having resolvconf installed wouldn't have any effect on "/etc/resolv.conf". -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
