[Dnsmasq-discuss] DNS isnt resolved on LAN

[Simon Kelley]

Tomi wrote:
> if I add the following line to 'resolv.conf' as the first line then I
> can ping computers on the LAN by their hostname:
> "nameserver 127.0.0.1 <http://127.0.0.1>"
> but if that line isnt there, than I can only ping them by their IP number.
> My problem arrives when I disconnect and connect to my ADSL ISP.
> Since I use PPPOE I must type this to connect to my internet:
> "pon dsl-provider"
> but then the 'resolv.conf' gets overwritten by the 2 DNS servers of my
> ISP. And since the line 'nameserver 127.0.0.1 <http://127.0.0.1>' is no
> more in 'resolv.conf' the DNS resolution doesnt work anymore.
> How can I fix this??
> 
> ps. Am using DNSMASQ 2.25 and I've set up my PPPOE ADSL connection with
> PPPOECONF
> 

Which Linux distribution are you using, if it's Debian or Ubuntu, then
installing the "resolvconf" package will probably solve the problem.


Simon.