Public bug reported: I noticed when a USB wifi dongle is plugged in and I disconnect the builtin one (Ubuntu 16.10), that resolving of DNS didn't work anymore.
I could ping for example google.nl on IP, but not resolve the name. After some searching I found the issue seems to be caused by dnsmasq or systemd-resolved, the first being the most likely. I disabled dnsmasq in NetworkManager and restarted it and stopped dnsmasq and everything works as expected. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: dnsmasq 2.76-4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-30.32-generic 4.8.6 Uname: Linux 4.8.6-byt-freeze-fix x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Dec 18 19:16:30 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-12-11 (7 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: dnsmasq UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: dnsmasq (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug yakkety -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1650929 Title: DNS resolving fails after adding usb wifi dongle To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/+bug/1650929/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs