On Wed, 2010-06-02 at 10:29 -0400, Martin Owens wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-06-02 at 14:41 +0100, Mohammed Bassit wrote:
> > This is already implemented in NetworkManager. I believe dnsmasq-base
> > is
> > included by default in Lucid (in Karmic too I think).
> > You only need to select "Shared to other
On Wed, 2010-06-02 at 14:41 +0100, Mohammed Bassit wrote:
> This is already implemented in NetworkManager. I believe dnsmasq-base
> is
> included by default in Lucid (in Karmic too I think).
> You only need to select "Shared to other computers" when edit the IPv4
> settings of a network connection
> Let me also mention that dnsmasq has the capability of providing ICS
> (internet connection sharing) [3]. This would be an excellent feature
> to add to NetworkManager's graphical interface, which is yet another
> feature that competing operating systems provide by default.
This is already imp
Hi,
My proposal can integrate easily with NetworkManager. It is requires a
single line change in /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf:
prepend domain-name-servers 127.0.0.1;
This will make NetworkManager to always add 127.0.0.1 as the first DNS
server and all DNS servers it will receive by DHCP will be add
Hi
On Wednesday 02 June 2010 11:19:06 Bruno Girin wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-06-02 at 09:50 +0100, Conn O'Griofa wrote:
> > Hi Kurt,
>
> [snip]
>
> > As you can see from the community instructions, you need to edit your
> > /etc/resolv.conf and add the local machine's address (127.0.0.1) as
> > your
On Wed, 2010-06-02 at 09:50 +0100, Conn O'Griofa wrote:
> Hi Kurt,
>
[snip]
> As you can see from the community instructions, you need to edit your
> /etc/resolv.conf and add the local machine's address (127.0.0.1) as
> your first nameserver. This is a problem because any changes to this
> file w
Hi Kurt,
> I've been using dnsmasq (a lightweight alternative) on my computers to do the
> job and it works great. By default, dnsmasq only replies to 127.0.0.1:53
> request, so this wouldn't introduce security weakness.
>
> Besides having a DNS cache (like dnsmasq) installed by default, the dhc
Hi,
For the last 2 years I've being attempting to submit my idea for an
enhancement for Ubuntu: a DNS cache by default. I have a blueprint [0] and a
post in BrainStorm [1] but never received a consistent reply, not even for
deferral. I was recommended to promote my idea in this mailing list. Here
