[ale] incorrect /etc/resolv.conf after switching provider

[Omar Chanouha]

Wireshark confirmed that it is the router sending the incorrect DNS info.

Jim, the response was still appreciated and interpreted properly, no worries.

Now I just have to figure out why the router isn't updating it's DNS
cache properly and fix it... or just reset it.

thanks,

-O

On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 3:43 PM, JK<jknapka at kneuro.net> wrote:
> JK wrote:
>> JK wrote:
>>> Omar Chanouha wrote:
>>
>>>> Can anyone tell me where dhcpcd is getting this information? Is it the
>>>> router(linksys)? Is it in a cache somewhere?
>>>
>>>
>>> I think we'd need to know more about your network setup to answer
>>> this question with any confidence.  Idle speculation follows, starting
>>> with the observation that the resolv.conf text implies you're
>>> running DHCP on a wireless interface, which in turn implies you
>>> are using a wifi router between your Linux box and your ISP's
>>> uplink.
>>
>>
>> And, durrr, you also said that :-p
>
>
> And finally, because I realized after hitting "Send" that the comment above
> could be misinterpreted, and because sending self-followups is my favorite
> thing EVER, I feel I should point out that those words were meant to be entirely
> self-deprecating.  The gist is: "Gee, I'm such a dummy for not noticing
> (or else immediately forgetting) Omar's clear statement that he is, in
> fact, using a Linksys router, before sending my overly-verbose reply
> predicated upon some uncertainty as to whether or not that might be the
> case."  Or more concisely, "durrr".
>
> Even if I notice some obscure opportunity for THIS post to be misinterpreted,
> I promise not to send another post correcting it. Really.
>
> -- JK
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