NetworkManager

[Charlie Kravetz]

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On Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:05:17 +1000
Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> wrote:

> In general, NetworkManager works pretty well for m. It swaps
> automagically from my wired network to my wireless network and back, I
> can select from the various networks available, and it handles WPA with
> great aplomb.
> 
> BUT: I need to set up a domain search list. I have
> edited /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf accordingly, and it is completely
> ignored.
> 
> I tried selecting "manual configuration" and entering extra domains in
> the search list on the "DNS" tab, but NetworkManager just sets them back
> to what they were before.
> 
> As far as I can tell, Network Manager uses whatever the DHCP server
> sends - and that's it. I don't want to alter what the DHCP server sends,
> I want to override it locally.
> 
> Anyone know how to do that?
> 
> Regards, K.
> 
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> Karl Auer (kauer at biplane.com.au)                   +61-2-64957160 (h)
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> 

There are several fixes to Network Manager in progress to make it
recognize your /etc/network/interfaces file. I think this is included
in one of them. 

Take a look at https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/256054 for some of this

Good Luck,

- -- 
Charlie Kravetz 
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