Public bug reported:
This is on a pretty clean install of Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop 64-bit.
Expected behavior: If I use System > Administration > Network Tools to switch
to static IP and static DNS settings, it should "just work."
Reality: System > Administration > Network Tools gets the static IP correct but
never successfully alters DNS settings.
Steps to reproduce:
1. System > Administration > Network Tools
2. In the "Network device" dropdown, select "Ethernet Interface (eth0)", then
click "Configure".
3. On the "Wired" tab, select "Auto eth0", then select "Edit".
4. In the "IPv4 Settings" tab, select "Manual" from the "Method" dropdown.
5. Add a new static IP, netmask, etc.
6. Enter the IP of at least one DNS server.
Now press OK/Apply as necessary to confirm all changes.
At this point, presuming the IP is valid, you cannot get any DNS
resolution. You can access other IPs over the network just fine, but
this change had no effect on DNS.
Strangely, if I check "/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/Auto
eth0", the [ipv4] section does show the DNS server. And the other
settings are in place.
/etc/network/interfaces just has this:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
/etc/resolv.conf has this:
# Generated by NetworkManager
nameserver [valid IP of first server, and yes, I can ping it]
nameserver [valid IP of second server, and yes, I can ping it]
So seems like it ought to be correct?
I've had this problem in prior Ubuntu releases, too.
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: dns
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Title:
Setting static DNS server in Devices - Network Tools has no effect
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