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Re: how to configure dns fallback for vpn: try different nameserver on NXDOMAIN reply

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On 16.7.11 1:20 , mi wrote:
> When I connect through VPN to a remote lan, I can resolve remote hosts
> through DNS, but I cannot resolve local hosts anymore.
>
> When the VPN connection is established, my /etc/resolv.conf is updated
> so that my first nameserver is the one on the remote lan. That is
> fine, and allows me to resolve host.remote.lan, and also public
> Internet hosts.
>
> However, I now cannot resolve host.local.lan, because ns.remote.lan
> knows nothing about the local.lan zone. The answer it gives (NXDOMAIN)
> makes my resolver give up.
>
> What can I do so that my resolver tries ns.local.lan after receiving a
> "NXDOMAIN" reply from ns.remote.lan.
>

VPN is a very generic term: there are plenty of different
ways to achieve a Virtual Private Network, and at least
as many different programs to achieve it.

Which VPN are you using?

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Tauno Voipio

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how to configure dns fallback for vpn: try different nameserver on NXDOMAIN reply mi <mi.gg@alma.ch> - 2011-07-16 03:20 -0700
  Re: how to configure dns fallback for vpn: try different nameserver on NXDOMAIN reply Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2011-07-16 17:08 +0300
    Re: how to configure dns fallback for vpn: try different nameserver on NXDOMAIN reply Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-07-16 21:51 +0000
      Re: how to configure dns fallback for vpn: try different nameserver on NXDOMAIN reply jack <jcfmasters@yahoo.com> - 2011-07-17 22:10 +0200
        Re: how to configure dns fallback for vpn: try different nameserver on NXDOMAIN reply mi <mi.gg@alma.ch> - 2011-07-28 09:57 -0700

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