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= What's this all about? =
= What's this all about? =


Generally, if you are using a different Domain Name Server (DNS) than that provided by your ISP, or you are using the likes of Google's nameservers from your Google account you will find that your DNS or other non-standard nameserver addresses will, after you have set them up, get lost on reboot as '''/etc/resolv.conf''' can be overwritten by NetworkManager or during the boot process. Here we will look at 2 techniques to preserve your settings; resolvconf.conf from openresolv, and DHCP using resolv.conf.head/tail.  
Generally, if you are using a different Domain Name Server (DNS) than that provided by your ISP, or you are using the likes of Google's nameservers from your Google account you will find that your DNS or other non-standard nameserver addresses will, after you have set them up, get lost on reboot as '''/etc/resolv.conf''' can be overwritten by NetworkManager or during the boot process. Here we will look at 2 techniques to preserve your settings; resolvconf.conf from openresolv, resolv.conf.head/tail using DHCPD.


= openresolv and /etc/resolvconf.conf =
= openresolv and /etc/resolvconf.conf =
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