One thing I didn't mention is this would have to be done per interface.
Ken Jordan [email protected] On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 10:06 PM, Ken Jordan <[email protected]> wrote: > You're trying too hard to be a power user I think. Every time I've tried > to be a power user on OS X it's backfired in some way for me. > > Open system preferences -> Open the desired interface -> open the > "Advanced" section -> "DNS" tab -> Add your DNS servers in the desired > order. Here's a screen shot. > > > > > Ken Jordan > [email protected] > > > On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 10:00 PM, Grant Shipley <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I know this is a linux list but I am at the end of my rope on this one. I >> can't for the life of me figure out how dns resolution works in OSX >> Mavericks 10.9. >> >> Scenario: >> >> I have a PaaS setup in a test environment on openstack and I used the >> domain name of example.com for my domain. This is fine as I setup a bind >> dns server to resolve all of those hosts for me. On windows and linux its >> as easy as adding the dns server I created to the top of the list in >> /etc/resolv.conf. >> >> Enter OSX. >> >> First of all, /etc/resolv.conf isn't respected on the mac so you have to >> add manual entries of dns server in the network gui. I did this but it >> still doesn't work. dig returns the right info and pulls it from my dns >> server. ping returns different results. I start to pull my hair out. >> >> So then I google for about 19 straight hours and find that DNS on OSX uses >> mDNSResponder. And I then found this little nugget: >> >> https://discussions.apple.com/message/10546115#10546115 >> >> " >> 2) mDNSResponder does not honor DNS server ordering >> >> While not explicitly documented, in Mac OS X versions earlier than Snow >> Leopard, DNS servers, whether specified manually or via DHCP, were queried >> in the order they were provided. For manual specification, this means in >> the order shown in the appropriate Network preferences pane tab, and for >> DHCP users in the order specified by the DHCP server. >> >> This is no longer true in Mac OS X Snow Leopard; instead mDNSResponder now >> seems to occasionally change the order in which it queries DNS servers >> from >> that in which they were specified. >> " >> >> Great. Thanks for not respecting the order Apple. I enjoy putting my dns >> servers on a dart board and seeing which one I hit. >> >> So then I find another little nugget that says you can override this by: >> >> sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :StrictUnicastOrdering bool true" >> /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.mDNSResponder.plist >> >> >> Yeah, well that doesn't work either. >> >> So anyone know how to enforce dns ordering on OSX? >> >> And before you suggest I don't use OSX, I don't have a choice for this >> particular job. >> >> Any help is appreciated. >> >> -- >> gs >> >> /* >> PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net >> Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug >> Don't fear the penguin. >> */ >> > > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
