Ok i will try to put the DNS within the init.rc.
Is there an exact position within the init.rc for the setprop command?
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Turner"
To: android-developers@googlegroups.com
Subject: [android-developers] Re: Set the DNS from an activity
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 15:23:31 +0100
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Al Sutton <a...@funkyandroid.com>
wrote:
If it's a fixed DNS server;
then a trivial fix is to modify the init.rc file to setup the
property on boot.
http://forum.koolu.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=61&p=432&hilit=DNS#p432
Al.
Giorgio M. wrote:
> I use the android port on the freerunner and we have this
problem.
>
> I have to set the DNS manually (setprop net.dns1
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) each
> time from the shell, and it's very annoying...
>
> I'm looking for a more easy way to do it.
>
> Hope you can help me.
>
> thanks
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Al Sutton"
> To: android-developers@googlegroups.com
> Subject: [android-developers] Re: Set the DNS from an activity
> Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:36:45 +0000
>
>
>
> Why would there be?, as I said before to allow it creates a
security
> problem.
>
> Al.
>
> Giorgio M. wrote:
> > Are there other ways to do it from an application? (e.g.
> > executing a shell command)
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Al Sutton"
> > To: android-developers@googlegroups.com
> > Subject: [android-developers] Re: Set the DNS from an
activity
> > Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:52:58 +0000
> >
> >
> >
> > It's not possible because it would create a security hole
where
> > applications could make users think they were going to
> > www.mybankingsite.com whereas the DNS servers could be
configured to
> > send them anywhere.
> >
> > Al.
> >
> > Giorgio M. wrote:
> > > Anyone knows how i can set the DNS address from an
activity?
> > >
> > > thanks
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