On Tue, Nov 05, 2024 at 03:50:05PM -0500, David Kronenwetter via Dnsmasq-discuss wrote: > > > > I have just moved from xubuntu to debian and I'm trying to work out > > how to configure dnsmasq and Network Manager. > > I have installed the default Debian 12 with an xfce4 desktop which > > runs Network Manager to configure network connections etc. I want > > dnsmasq to provide a cacheing DNS service but Network Manager writes > > /etc/resolv.conf at start-up (and if it's restarted) to be:- > > # Generated by NetworkManager > > search zbmc.eu > > nameserver 192.168.1.1 > > So that stops DNS requests going via dnsmasq, they just go straight to > > my router at 192.168.1.1. > > So, is this supposed to work nicely together somehow or do I have to > > do something radical to stop Network Manager writing /etc/resolv.conf? > > -- > > The 192.168.1.1 is probably coming from DHCP? If so, configure your > DHCP server to advertise the preferred DNS server. You could also > configure your firewall to redirect all DNS requests to the preferred > DNS server. Just make sure you don’t block dnsmasq in the process.
192.169.1.1 is absolutely correct! That's not the problem. What I need is to be able to set /etc/resolv.conf to point to the system itslef so that DNS requests go dnsmasq. -- Chris Green _______________________________________________ Dnsmasq-discuss mailing list Dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dnsmasq-discuss
