> to dan_linder: using the ISP's DNS defeats the purpose of using VPN.

I think that's debatable.  A VPN gives you an extra network interface
which might or might not be your default gateway.  If it's not, ie you
only use it to go to a particular network (say for remote admin), then
it's certainly not defeating the purpose of VPN to use your ISPs DNS for
web surfing while doing sysadmin on a remote location (which may not
allow you internet access through it).

That said, you're going to have to choose one DNS server or the other,
you can't have both.  I tend to have entries in the hosts file for the
VPN (but NM then overwrites my DNS settings with those of the VPN--
which is no dns servers).  A more complete solution might be to run a
local DNS server on your desktop which can be configured to forward each
query to the correct DNS.  That's not great though.

-- 
VPN connection should alter /etc/resolv.conf
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/37239
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is a direct subscriber.

-- 
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

Reply via email to