Bug#412249: please install resolvconf by default

2007-02-25 Thread peter green
> -Original Message- > From: Robert Millan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 25 February 2007 00:57 > To: peter green > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Bug#412249: please install resolvconf by default > > > On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 12:30:36AM -, peter

Bug#412249: please install resolvconf by default

2007-02-24 Thread Robert Millan
On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 12:30:36AM -, peter green wrote: > > > As to what network-admin can do, it could easily alter the order (run > > dhclient first, then modify resolv.conf), but that would only archieve > > temporary unfuckage (i.e., same situation as if resolvconf was installed). > can't

Bug#412249: please install resolvconf by default

2007-02-24 Thread peter green
> As to what network-admin can do, it could easily alter the order (run > dhclient first, then modify resolv.conf), but that would only archieve > temporary unfuckage (i.e., same situation as if resolvconf was installed). can't it just reconfigure dhclient not to touch dns (i presume dhclient has

Bug#412249: please install resolvconf by default

2007-02-24 Thread Robert Millan
reassign 412249 gnome-system-tools retitle 412249 network-admin: desktop users are unable to use DHCP with static DNS severity 412249 grave thanks On Sat, Feb 24, 2007 at 10:13:59PM -, peter green wrote: > > Unfortunately, adding good DNS via network-admin doesn't archieve the same > > effect

Bug#412249: please install resolvconf by default

2007-02-24 Thread Robert Millan
On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 12:42:42AM +0100, Geert Stappers wrote: > > What was needed beside `aptitude install resolvconf` ? Installing the package is not the problem. Debugging the reasons why network stops working every 10 mins is. Anyway, just installing resolvconf doesn't seem to be a real fi

Bug#412249: please install resolvconf by default

2007-02-24 Thread Geert Stappers
Op 24-02-2007 om 22:46 schreef Robert Millan: > This means Joe had to reload his DNS every 10 minutes untill his > friend Robert could debug the problem and figure out that resolvconf > was needed. What was needed beside `aptitude install resolvconf` ? Cheers Geert Stappers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE

Bug#412249: please install resolvconf by default

2007-02-24 Thread peter green
> Unfortunately, adding good DNS via network-admin doesn't archieve the same > effect, because dhclient will overwrite /etc/resolv.conf whenever > it's run the most obvious question would be why doesn't network-admin know this and do something about it? >, > which is going to be quite often if y

Bug#412249: please install resolvconf by default

2007-02-24 Thread Robert Millan
Package: tasksel Version: 2.66 Severity: normal Please install resolvconf by default, at least in desktop task. Rationale: Assume the following scenario. Joe user run Windows in his home computer before migrating to Debian. His router, which acts as DHCP server, is broken and will send out its