On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Paul Lussier wrote:
> Isn't that the way DHCP works? It overwrites /etc/resolv.conf everytime?
Yes though with some versions of DCHP you can modify this behavior.
> Why should it matter, for the most part, if you're not connected to
> the net except when you dial up through PPP, then a resolv.conf file
> is for all intents and purposes useless, right? Unless you're running
> a local DNS server within your network.
Exactly.
> Of course, if that were the case, then with things the way they are
> now, you would be unable to resolve internally when connected to the
> net.
Nonsense. If you have your own DNS server, it can do Internet queries
when your link comes up. If the link goes down, you still need it to do
local queries (the scenario here is most likely the DNS server is running
on the machine that brings up the link). There SHOULD be a way to prevent
the overwrite.
> I see the over-writing as a feature, in a sense.
And I don't. That's why Linux focuses on CHOICE. But it's missing, in
this case (AFAIK).
--
Derek Martin
Senior System Administrator
Mission Critical Linux
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