really weird(?) DNS setup on linksys router running DD-WRT

[Darryl Moore]

Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 10:23:52AM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>>   i figure i might as well bug the tlug list on this one, since the
>> location is in TO.
>>
>>   was helping someone install some linux software this weekend, and
>> there seemed to be intermittent network problems (losing ssh login
>> sessions), as well as DNS resolvability errors.
>>
>>   took a look at a couple of the internal linux systems (call them
>> 192.168.1.100 and 192.168.1.101), and their /etc/resolv.conf files
>> read:
>>
>>   nameserver 127.0.0.1
>>   nameserver 192.168.1.1   (the router)
>>   search domain1 domain2
> 
> resolv.conf controls what the router uses to resolve dns queries.
> It has no effect on how clients behind the router get DNS at all.
> Does the router have any need for external DNS at all really?
> 

What?

resolve.conf is on the clients. It has nothing to do with the router
other then, in this case, to direct the clients to it.

I think you need to reread his query.

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