How to: disable wvdial Auto DNS -- use static DNS settings

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Sometimes you wanted to get rid of your crappy ISP DNS servers for good.

I'm using wvdial to dial up, here's what I do.

Steps:

  • Disable usepeerdns. Edit "/etc/ppp/peers/wvdial" file. Commented the usepeerdns line. Here's what is should look: 
    #usepeerdns

  • Disable Auto DNS in wvdial. Edit "/etc/wvdial.conf" file. Set Auto DNS Off. 
    Auto DNS = Off

  • Add your own DNS servers to "/etc/resolv.conf" file. Eg.:
    nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

    Those are Google Public DNS service, a very good ones, and best of all, its free!

    More of free public resolving nameservers here.

  • Edit "/etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf". Find: 
    prepend domain-name-servers 127.0.0.1;

    Add your nameserver to the line, ie:
    ...
prepend domain-name-servers 8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4;
...

  • Done!

Good luck!

Comments

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 01:30

Thanks it works in Debian squeeze !!!

Submitted by danielle on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 16:40

I had already tried the parameter Auto DNS. It did not work and as in the man wvdialconf it is written that this option was added by Suse :
Auto DNS
Try to get the Domain Nameserver (DNS) from the provider. This option is "on" by default. (Option added by SuSE.)
I stopped to try for a while ...
You gave me hopes and I tried again but this time I looked more carefully my logs :
Aug 28 08:59:54 localhost pppd[28725]: In file /etc/ppp/peers/wvdial: unrecognized option 'Auto'
and I am still with my old DNS and I have a lot of reasons to be very sad

Submitted by danielle on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 17:09

Oups
Auto DNS has to be in wvdial.conf, you said and you are right, not in /etc/ppp/peers/wdial.
I try again

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