DHCP not setting /etc/resolv.conf

[Chris G]

On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 11:44:47AM +0100, Chris G wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 04:05:59AM -0600, compdoc wrote:
> > >The TL-WR743ND is set up to provide DHCP and the settings look right to
> > >me. It's working to the extent that it's giviing the client laptop I'm
> > >using to test it an IP address of 192.168.13.100 which is the start of
> > >the DHCP range in the TL-WR743ND.  The default gateway is 192.168.13.1
> > >and the primary DNS is 192.168.1.2 (I have a dnsmasq server for the
> > >local LAN running there).
> > 
> > While booting, there might not be a route to 192.168.1.2 - but that's just a
> > guess.
> > 
> But there's never a route to the DNS during boot is there? This one just
> looks a little strange because it's in a private IP range.  I'll try
> changing it though and see if anything happens.
> 
> I've tried changing the DNS to 192.168.13.1  .......
> 
> No, no effect, still have an empty /etc/resolv.conf.
> 
> When I reboot the same laptop into Windows XP (it has dual boot) then it
> gets the DNS correctly from the router.
> 
... and now I have replaced Network Manager with Wicd and it works
perfectly.   :-)

-- 
Chris Green