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Date:      Fri, 19 Jan 2001 18:45:22 -0500
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@mail.iowna.com>
To:        "irma.cramins@gte.net" <irma.cramins@gte.net>
Cc:        "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: DNS and resolv.conf?
Message-ID:  <3A68D192.385AFB06@mail.iowna.com>
References:  <01C0822D.BF5790A0.irma.cramins@gte.net>

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"Irma E. Cramins" wrote:
> 
> I am currently running FreeBSD-RELEASE 4.2 with a DSL connection (DHCP).  I
> also have natd configured and am running a Class C network at home with
> several Win/98 boxes (trying to get the kids to work with UNIX but they are
> still learning to type...).  I have configured named and run it with the
> "-d 1" option to verify it is working as well as used nslookup, dig, etc.
> to verify funcionality, everything checks out.  The trouble is, even if I
> delete /etc/resolve.conf, it is still created with "search
> vz.dsl.genuity.net, nameserver 4.2.2.1, etc".  Attempts to modify it result
> in recreation on subsequent restarts with the same information as above.
>  When nslookup is run, the default server is not my own, but rather my
> upstream provider.  This does not sound like a correct setup of DNS, as my
> system should not need this file, nor do I wish to use my providers name
> server.  I have a registered domain name and secondary DNS is setup as well
> (ns1.granitecanyon.com).  Have I done this correctly or does this sound
> like a buggy installation?  Here is some info:
> network interfaces: xl0 (DHCP), ed0 (192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0)
> gateway is enabled in rc.conf as well as defaultrouter="4.3.181.7"

Check the list archives, as this was discussed just last week.
What's happening is your upstream provider is telling you who to use for
DNS via the DHCP link. There's a config option in dhclient that you can
use to keep it from changing your resolv.conf.

-Bill


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