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From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Wireless DHCP takes over resolv.conf
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 18:14:07
Message-Id: 2702860.O34opDXgWm@dell_xps
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Wireless DHCP takes over resolv.conf by Alan McKinnon
1 On Monday 11 Jul 2016 17:31:29 Alan McKinnon wrote:
2 > On 11/07/2016 10:32, Emanuele Rusconi wrote:
3 > > Wouldn't it be better to just use the same servers for both wired and
4 > > wireless? It's what I use and it works flawlessly.
5 >
6 > It works flawlessly *for you*, but by no means can you consider it
7 > correct or stable.
8 >
9 > There is no guarantee that a wired and wireless network will use the
10 > same dns caches.
11
12 Yep, furthermore this is a laptop which is taken around the place and plugged
13 in and out of wired and wireless networks.
14
15
16 > If it happens to work, great, use it. But be aware there will come a day
17 > when that is no longer true.
18
19 When I get a minute I'll have a look at net-dns/openresolv which Fernando
20 suggested. I think it will do what want.
21
22 --
23 Regards,
24 Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] Wireless DHCP takes over resolv.conf Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>