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Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS managers)

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Hi David

Happy to hear from you again.

> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2021 at 1:38 PM
> From: "David Wright" <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS managers)
>
>
> My usual strategy is to let the Debian installer set the dns server to
> IP address of the router, and configure the router to query 8.8.8.8/1.1.1.1.
> It's not ideal if you have a router that doesn't "belong" to you,
> ie that you can't configure yourself.
>
In the past I used to let the Debian installer set the DNS resolver for me. But you know what? When I did that, I found out that Debian added 192.163.1.1 as one of the DNS resolvers. This was and is a No!No! for me because of possible DNS leaks when I used a commercial VPN provider.

Nowadays before I launch the Debian installer in commandline (Expert mode), I'll plug the LAN cable out from the RJ45 port and when the installer asks if I wish to have auto networking configuration enabled, I just click No. Thereafter I enter the IP addresses of my preferred DNS resolvers that are hosted by privacy-conscious folks.

> Resolvconf squirrels that original address away in
> /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/original so that it can revert to it
> after you have left other networks/VPNs etc. So I guess that, at
> worst, you can just write in whatever you want into that file.
> Check it is still there after the next boot, and also check
> /etc/resolv.conf (which is a symlink) to make sure that it used it ok.
>
Thanks for the reminder and last I checked /etc/resolv.conf is still there.

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iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS  managers) Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-09-29 15:50 +0200
  Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS  managers) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-09-30 07:40 +0200
    Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS  managers) Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-09-30 13:30 +0200
      Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS  managers) Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-09-30 15:50 +0200
      Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS  managers) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-09-30 20:30 +0200
        Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS  managers) Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-10-03 14:50 +0200
    Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS  managers) Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-09-30 15:20 +0200
      Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS  managers) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-09-30 20:40 +0200
        Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS  managers) Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-09-30 20:50 +0200
          Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS  managers) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-09-30 22:10 +0200
  Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS managers) Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2021-09-30 14:20 +0200
    Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS  managers) Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2021-09-30 14:30 +0200
      Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS  managers) Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-09-30 15:50 +0200
        Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS  managers) Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2021-09-30 16:00 +0200
          Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS  managers) Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-09-30 16:10 +0200
            Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS  managers) Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2021-09-30 19:40 +0200
    Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS  managers) Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-09-30 15:50 +0200
      Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 2 - DNS managers) Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2021-10-01 08:00 +0200

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