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Re: how to change default nameserver?

From Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: how to change default nameserver?
Date 2023-04-09 14:10 +0200
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Timothy M Butterworth wrote: 
> On Sun, Apr 9, 2023 at 6:43 AM Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> wrote:
> 
> > Timothy Butterworth wrote:
> > > After you edit resolv.conf make the file immutable with chattr. Chattr
> > +i makes immutable chattr -i removes immmutable.
> >
> >
> > This works, but you should also leave yourself a comment in the
> > file to prevent later confusion.
> >
> > It's also unsuitable for most laptops, or other situations where you
> > ever want an automatic process to change the resolv.conf file
> >
> > -dsr-
> >
> 
> I have Google DNS hardcoded on my laptop. Few networks block outbound DNS
> traffic. I have never had any issues with it.


Mine do. Only the DNS servers are allowed to ask the rest of the
world for DNS.

If you have "smart" devices in your network, it's a good thing
to do. If nothing else, you can block most ads.

-dsr-

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Re: how to change default nameserver? Timothy Butterworth <timothy.m.butterworth@gmail.com> - 2023-04-09 11:10 +0200
  Re: how to change default nameserver? Timothy M Butterworth <timothy.m.butterworth@gmail.com> - 2023-04-09 12:50 +0200
    Re: how to change default nameserver? Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2023-04-09 13:00 +0200
      Re: how to change default nameserver? gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2023-04-09 15:10 +0200
      Re: how to change default nameserver? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2023-04-09 15:20 +0200
    Re: how to change default nameserver? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2023-04-09 14:10 +0200
  Re: how to change default nameserver? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2023-04-09 13:10 +0200
    Re: how to change default nameserver? gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2023-04-09 15:10 +0200
      Re: how to change default nameserver? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2023-04-09 16:00 +0200
  Re: how to change default nameserver? gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2023-04-09 14:50 +0200

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