Re: [Openzaurus-devel] getting static dns

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On Wed, Aug 23, 2006 at 06:00:14AM -0700, Yan Seiner wrote:
>GROG! (Jeff Howie) wrote:
>
>udhcpc = micro dhcp client :-)

:^>

>you need to add your DNS server to /etc/resolv.conf.
>
>Be careful though - I haven't been through the config scripts for the
>zaurus; on many machines that are typically networked
>/etc/resolv.conf is dynamically generated at boot time or at lease
>renew time.
>
>I don't know if OZ does this.
>
>For the layout of the file, man resolv.conf or google for 'manpage
>resolv.conf'

If I understand correctly then if I want to request a static ip I have
to then statically specify my dns servers too? Makes sense in a
unix-ish kinda way :?) (makes me wonder how I ever managed to get past
this before).

I've checked out the /etc/resolv.conf file, and it's a symlink to
/var/run/resolv.conf. Currently it contains:

    $ cat /var/run/resolv.conf
    search mydomain.org
    nameserver ip_of_my_router

So that must be from the last time I ran udhcpc. On a clean reboot
before trying to start any net connections, the symlink in /etc
exists, but the /var/run file it points to doesn't. This is probably
set up by /etc/default/volatiles/01_resolv.conf, right? (hey, he's not
so dumb after all, ...).

So after checking the resolv.conf man page, I first moved the
volatiles file out of the way, removed the /etc symlink & added
'nameserver ip_of_my_router' into a real file under /etc. After I
rebooted, sure enough my resolv.conf was still in place. kewl.

I'll have to wait 'til I get home to test, but you'll be sure to hear
back if there's any problems :?). I also understand that resolv.conf
will get overwritten if I connect to another network using dhcp. I'll
deal with it. If it becomes too much of a problem maybe I'll just
switch over to using dhcp @ home as well. That way it all of this
won't be an issue at all! A good learing experience if notbing else.

Thanks muchly for the help.

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