On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 10:58 PM, Jeff Larsen <[email protected]> wrote:
> I know there is not official support for Mac yet, but I have run into > a show-stopper while testing the 2.2.0 version of the .dmg package > downloaded from shrew.net. > > On Yosemite (I don't know about other versions), /etc/resolv.conf is a > symlink to /var/run/resolv.conf. It seems that the system always looks > to /var/run/resolv.conf for DNS lookups. > > I have observed that the VPN Client writes a new /etc/resolv.conf > file, removing the symlink. So /etc/resolv.conf has the correct > settings for the VPN connection but differs from the > /var/run/resolv.conf which is what the system looks to. So DNS looks > for hosts on the network to which we have connected will fail. > > Fortunately, when the VPN is disconnected, the symlink is restored so > no permanent damage is done. But without DNS lookups for hosts behind > the firewall, the VPN connection has little value for typical users > with no technical know-how. > > Any chance of a fix? > > I am using the latest tun/tap library from > http://tuntaposx.sourceforge.net/ if that matters. I guess I don't > know for sure if it's fair to blame the VPN client for the resolv.conf > file updates. > > Thanks, > > Hi Jeff, The dev of Shrew is on standby... No sure if you have a fix soon :( > Jeff > _______________________________________________ > vpn-help mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.shrew.net/mailman/listinfo/vpn-help >
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