Ubuntu
network-manager package

  1. Bug #279262
  2. Comment #94

Comment 94 for bug 279262

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Paul (peubanks) wrote : Re: [regression] devices/interfaces not set to "auto" in /etc/network/interfaces get blacklisted in 0.7 (intrepid) but were managed in 0.6 (hardy and before)

The work around for this is easy. Simply edit /etc/resolv.conf so your DNS lookup server is present. Check it out...

$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
# Generated by NetworkManager

OH LOOK IT'S BLANK. :/ I guess let's add our DNS server in /etc/resolv.conf:

$ sudo vi /etc/resolv.conf
$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
# Generated by NetworkManager
#Using my router's IP, but OpenDNS is also a good choice
nameserver 192.168.1.1

$ sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

$ ping google.com
PING google.com (64.233.187.99) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from jc-in-f99.google.com (64.233.187.99): icmp_seq=1 ttl=241 time=38.0 ms

Oh look it works now. Hey guys? Why won't Network-manager's GUI allow me to write to /etc/resolv.conf? It should prompt for sudo access when I specify to add a DNS server. I've uninstalled Network-manager and using wicd now. MUCH MUCH better. Any plans to use/support wicd in place of Network-manager since Network-manager has been thoroughly buggy ever since it's been included in Ubuntu's releases? It would be a welcome reprieve. Thanks.