Network manager and dns

[Timothy Murphy]

Paul W. Frields wrote:

>> > I use network manager to connect to wireless. Every time, this tool
>> > modifies /etc/resolv.conf. Is there any way to let NM to get only the
>> > IP adress and to not modify the dns?

>> There is a checkbox for this. I don't remember the exact wording - I
>> think it was something about peerdns.
> 
> You can either add a line like this to the
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-<interface> file:
> 
>   PEERDNS=no
> 
> Or you can use System > Administration > Network, and turn off the
> "Automatically obtain DNS information from provider" checkbox for the
> appropriate interface.

Is this last suggestion Gnome-specific?
I don't see any such checkbox in my KDE=>Administration=>Network Control.


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