Hello,
I have LMDE XFCE and it works nicely, but I have this strange issue when I try to set the DNS servers to custom addresses (for OpenDNS).
I'm doing it as described on their site, that is: Network Manager -> Modifiy connections -> (my wired connection) -> IPv4 settings -> method: automatic addresses only (DHCP). This unlocks the box where I can enter the custom DNS.
But when I apply and reconnect, I lose access to my LAN (NAS, other PC) -- there's even no more 'network' item in Thunar.
I'm very surprised with this behavior as this used to work under Gnome (Ubuntu). What am I doing wrong?
TIA for any advice - regards, Daniel.
Custom DNS -> LAN disappears!
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dclement
Custom DNS -> LAN disappears!
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Brian49
Re: Custom DNS -> LAN disappears!
Can't give you a definitive answer, but here are a couple of thoughts:
- I've found that when I use the method you describe to set the DNS servers, for some reason the local network name in the etc/hosts file gets changed. So it's a matter of changing it back to what it should be.
- I find it easier and more trouble-free to set the DNS servers directly in my router. How straightforward this is obviously depends on what router you have.
- I've found that when I use the method you describe to set the DNS servers, for some reason the local network name in the etc/hosts file gets changed. So it's a matter of changing it back to what it should be.
- I find it easier and more trouble-free to set the DNS servers directly in my router. How straightforward this is obviously depends on what router you have.
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dclement
Re:[SOLVED] Custom DNS -> LAN disappears!
Thank you Brian for your quick reply. It put me on the track of the right setting.
What did the trick was not the /etc/hosts file (which remained unchanged) but the /etc/samba/smb.conf.
It had to be edited at these places:
# Change this to the workgroup/NT-domain name your Samba server will part of
workgroup = WORKGROUP
netbios name = M6400
(last line added with the network name of my PC - probably not essential)
and:
# What naming service and in what order should we use to resolve host names
# to IP addresses
name resolve order = lmhosts wins bcast host
(apparently the _order_ of items on the right hand side is critical, and is _not_ the same as the original.)
I'm almost sure I already had to edit this file in my previous setup; I only had forgotten that...
Granted, it would be _much_ more convenient to do that in the router. But I don't have a 'real' router; only one of those "boxes" which also provide telephony, TV... It's far from being as feature-packed as a full-blown router.
Regards - Daniel
What did the trick was not the /etc/hosts file (which remained unchanged) but the /etc/samba/smb.conf.
It had to be edited at these places:
# Change this to the workgroup/NT-domain name your Samba server will part of
workgroup = WORKGROUP
netbios name = M6400
(last line added with the network name of my PC - probably not essential)
and:
# What naming service and in what order should we use to resolve host names
# to IP addresses
name resolve order = lmhosts wins bcast host
(apparently the _order_ of items on the right hand side is critical, and is _not_ the same as the original.)
I'm almost sure I already had to edit this file in my previous setup; I only had forgotten that...
Granted, it would be _much_ more convenient to do that in the router. But I don't have a 'real' router; only one of those "boxes" which also provide telephony, TV... It's far from being as feature-packed as a full-blown router.
Regards - Daniel