> On 8/7/24 11:42, jeremy ardley wrote: > > There is also the file /etc/nsswitch.conf. That gives you fine > grained control over name services and the order they are consulted > If you have a very small .home network you can create static entries > in /etc/hosts and if configured in nsswitch.conf will be used before > any call to an external dns provider. > > I also forgot to mention my usual warning: > > NetworkManager is *not* stable and if you do anything complex with it > you can expect trouble. > > > Personally I use systemd-networkd as that seems much more stable and > predictable and is easier to congigure
Thanks, and yes, /etc/hosts is what I have been juggling until now but even though the network is "überschaubar" (small) it is volatile. After reboots of the router the printer/scanner, nas all get new IPs/DHCP leases and editing /etc/hosts is becoming cumbersome. NetworkManager is the default... I assume that the defaults is what is the most stable. If it is not, there should be a process to exchange the default. I'd really like to avoid straying from what most people use. But I don't really believe that this is a NetworkManager issue. Do me it seems to be a ZTE router, which I don't control, or hopefully a dnsmasq configuration issue, which I do control. Thanks! David PS: it seems I'm not receiving mails via the list subscription so please keep my CC:ed if you will. Thank you! -- David Ayers Supporting: Free Software Foundation Europe [] (http://www.fsfe.org) Become a supporter of the FSFE! [][][] Your donation powers important work! || (http://fsfe.org/donate)
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