I should start by saying I don't know much about DNS and how it works. So I wonder if any of you knowledgeable folks have the time to enlighten me about something I just discovered.
I was reading about the patch to DNS that's just been released (and my Ubuntu systems picked up the updates today). And I thought I'd check the security of the DNS I use (or believed I did!) via the tool on Dan Kaminsky's site at http://www.doxpara.com/ When I did this, I discovered (a) that the DNS I was using hadn't been patched, and (b) that it was not the server I thought I was using! You see, I assumed I was using my ISP's DNS server, because that was entered in my router settings. But it seems that is overridden by the one in /etc/resolv.conf, presumably the NetworkManager default: 213.130.128.32 213.130.128.33 And a bit of dig-ging (pardon the pun) and investigation revealed that this was also the default on my Debian Etch box and laptop. So, am I right in thinking that NetworkManager sets this default DNS? (It seems to be operated by a firm in Manchester - anything to do with you, Tony?! ;-) ) How come it overrides the router setting? And how come there's no indication that the install process will decide a DNS server without asking (especially one that seems not to have been patched, which makes one worry a bit about how well-maintained it is)? TIA Mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
