[Dnsmasq-discuss] Use of "server=8.8.8.8" not the same as "server=/#/8.8.8.8" ?

[Jesse Molina]

Ahha, thank you.

I agree that no-resolv should be in effect in this case... but it isn't. 
That's an issue with OpenWRT though and how they build the configuration.



On 2/21/14, 3:20, Simon Kelley wrote:
>> "server=8.8.8.8" appears to do nothing. What is this doing, if anything?
>
> It's exactly equivalent to
>
> nameserver 8.8.8.8
>
> in the resolv-file, and both are read, so if you have a different 
> server in the resolv file, both will go on the list.
>
> If you don't want to use the servers in /etc/resolv.conf, then
>
> no-resolv
> server=8.8.8.8
>
> is probably what you need.