On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 08:50:50 -0500, Robert Nichols rnicholsNOSPAM@comcast.net wrote:
I'm referring to a caching resolver running on the local machine, i.e. 127.0.0.1, not a nameserver running somewhere else on a local network.
When I'm connecting via the WiFi hotspot at some local business, the DHCP server is not under my control. NetworkManager invokes dhclient with a custom config file that NetworkManager generates anew for each invocation, and no customization of that configuration is possible.
If you are running a resolver and not a forwarder, then you don't need to bother with the dns servers provided by whoever is providing you with connectivity.