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InteXX
Apr 02, 2024Luminary
RN204 can't query local DNS
When we configure a NIC's settings using the Admin GUI, is that supposed to also make changes to the device's /etc/resolv.conf file? The reason I ask is because on my device it apparently isn't. ...
- Apr 02, 2024
InteXX wrote:
> FWIW, my resolv.conf is
And is that the same as is indicated in your GUI? Does it change when you update it in the GUI (e.g. add another nameserver)?
yes, that is the correct server and and matches the GUI.
When I add 8.8.8.8 from the GUI, that is also added to resolv.conf. And when I remove 8.8.8.8 again, it is removed from resolv.conf.
IPv6 is disabled on my NAS.
StephenB
Apr 02, 2024Guru - Experienced User
I'm wonderiing what would happen if you disable ipv6 on the NAS.
FWIW, my resolv.conf is
root@NAS:~# cat /etc/resolv.conf
# Generated by Connection Manager
nameserver 10.0.0.1
root@NAS:~#
InteXX
Apr 02, 2024Luminary
> FWIW, my resolv.conf is
And is that the same as is indicated in your GUI? Does it change when you update it in the GUI (e.g. add another nameserver)?
- StephenBApr 02, 2024Guru - Experienced User
InteXX wrote:
> FWIW, my resolv.conf is
And is that the same as is indicated in your GUI? Does it change when you update it in the GUI (e.g. add another nameserver)?
yes, that is the correct server and and matches the GUI.
When I add 8.8.8.8 from the GUI, that is also added to resolv.conf. And when I remove 8.8.8.8 again, it is removed from resolv.conf.
IPv6 is disabled on my NAS.
- InteXXApr 02, 2024Luminary
Got it, thanks. The only thing to conclude, then, is that something is preventing the file from being updated on my system. I'll have to manage it manually. I can live with that.
IPv6 is disabled here as well.
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