resolv.conf keeps getting rewritten!!

jcbparry · 05-25-2007, 01:21 PM

Hi

I need some help. I run Mandriva 2006 and I use a wireless network sometimes and other times a wired network. They are different networks. Every time I change the resolv.conf file to match what I need, it keeps changing back to the default.

Please help!!

GrapefruiTgirl · 05-25-2007, 04:55 PM

There's a command you can put into /etc/rc.inet1.conf which will tell the thing NOT to change the resolv.conf (this is particular to DHCP but might work otherwise too, though I suspect your wireless is DHCP anyways). Try adding this to rc.inet1.conf:
DHCP_KEEPRESOLV="yes"

Does it help?

PS - if for example you have a [2] or a [1] or whatever, indicating the connection affecting the resolv.conf file, then put the same on the line I gave, so: DHCP_KEEPRESOLV[1]="yes"

jcbparry · 05-25-2007, 06:12 PM

there is no /etc/rc.inet1.conf file. any other ideas?

GrapefruiTgirl · 05-25-2007, 06:22 PM

Erk!! Try /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf

Sorry

Edit: I don't know what it is about the 'rc.d' part -- I seem to omit that more often than not when posting..

jcbparry · 05-25-2007, 08:56 PM

there is still no /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf. sorry.

GrapefruiTgirl · 05-25-2007, 09:03 PM

Code:

IFNAME="eth0"
IPADDR="192.168.0.2"
NETMASK="255.255.255.0"
GATEWAY="192.168.0.1"
NETWORKING_IPV6="no"
DHCP_KEEPRESOLV="yes"
DHCP_KEEPGW="yes"
DEBUG_ETH_UP="yes"

OK, perhaps it is named differently on your distribution. If you can locate a networking config file with information in it similar to the above, you would have the correct file.
I hope this helps.

Edit - poke around in /etc/sysconfig/<networking_files>

jcbparry · 05-26-2007, 11:16 AM

Actually, I think I found a good solution. My networks do not require DHCP so I disabled VMware services and removed my wireless network card and I deleted all of my interfaces. Then I put my wireless network card back in and I went through the network creation wizard I now I have no problems. I think when I configure VMware and my other network it will do it again so I'll try that.

I'll tell you if it works or doesn't.

jcbparry · 05-28-2007, 08:34 AM

it seems to work.
thank you for your help.