Check the man page for dhcpcd (I'm assuming you are using that and not pump :). The -R param for dhcpcd tells it not to replace /etc/resolv.conf.
-- Trevor Lauder Web: http://www.thelauders.net E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bogi said: > Ah > Ok, will check, though the /etc/resolv.conf file is created everytime by > the networking scripts when the network gets the params using dhcp , > Will check again :-) > Cheers > Szemir > > On Tuesday 07 January 2003 21:02, you wrote: >> Sorry forgot to mention also that if you can't or don't want to >> resolve through Shaws DNS server then you could also just put >> >> search cg.shawcable.net >> >> into resolv.conf. That will let it work using any DNS server. >> >> Trevor Lauder said: >> > I realise from the other emails that he is on Telus and not Shaw, >> but I thought I would jump in on this one to mention that the "short >> name" as you call it for shawmail.cg.shawcable.net or the alias >> "shawmail" does indeed work in Linux. Actually, it will work in any >> OS. If it's not working for you then you have misconfigured >> /etc/resolv.conf For it to work you need to be resolving DNS >> through Shaws DNS servers. >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Trevor Lauder >> > Web: http://www.thelauders.net >> > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > Bogi said: >> >> Hi >> >> I have the feeling that, you being in shaw as i am, are using the >> short name for maiserver (mail) , this would not work with linux. >> Try setting shawmail.cg.shawcable.net >> >> for pop server >> >> and shawmail.cg.shawcable.net >> >> for the smtp server. That is the proper name for them :-) >> >> >> >> If this was your problem, then it had nothing to do with linux :-) >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> Szemir
