You have been subscribed to a public bug: 1) $ lsb_release -rd Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
2) $ apt-cache policy network-manager network-manager: Installed: 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu3 Candidate: 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu3 Version table: *** 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu3 0 500 http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status What I did: * Connect to Mobile Broadband using the DNS server provided by the ISP. * Take note using Connection Information the IP Addresses of the DNS servers provided by the ISP. * Disconnect, go to Network Connections, then Mobile Broadband, select the connection and click Edit. * Go to the IPv4 Settings tab, in the Method dropdown, change from Automatic (PPP) to Automatic (PPP) addresses only. * Put custom DNS server settings (say, 8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4) then click Save. * Connect using the modified profile. 3) What I expected to happen: * I expected my browsers not to throw on me any more DNS lookup failure errors. 4) What happened instead * Once connected, Connection Information confirms that Primary and Secondary DNS has indeed been modified. * HOWEVER, when I do nslookup on the terminal, it reports that the DNS server used is still the one provided by the ISP. * DNS lookup still timeouts frequently, as it has always been with the DNS server provided by my ISP, even while pinging the custom server I put (8.8.8.8) indicates that my computer can reliably access it. ** Affects: network-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: bot-comment -- manually specifying DNS server for Mobile Broadband connection does not work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/997242 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
