On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 01:30:20PM -0500, David Wright wrote: > 192.168.1.1 looks like the d-i ran a DHCP client to get an address > for your PC, and that the DHCP server that responded was probably > your router, address 192.168.1.1, and so the d-i figured that your > router would be able to resolve DNS.
The DHCP server actually sends nameserver addresses to the DHCP client. In the case of a home router, the nameserver address will typically be the router's internal IP address, which is often 192.168.1.1. It's *not* d-i deciding to try using the router as a nameserver on a whim.