On 11/18/2010 07:09 AM, Lanny Marcus wrote: > Box is fully updated CentOS 5.5 (32 bit). DHCP is from the ADSL modem > 192.168.1.1. After I update the DNS settings and restart the network, > the DNS changes do not hold. I have tried using this GUI, as a regular > user, after giving the root password, and, also, logged in as the root > user. > > When I begin, the Primary DNS is shown as 192.168.1.1 the IP of the > ADSL modem. I move that IP to the Tertiary DNS and insert the Primary > and Secondary DNS IP's I want to use. Then, I save the file, quit, and > restart the network (service network restart). I see messages that the > file has been saved and suggesting that I restart the network or the > box. > > The DNS I want to use is that of OpenDNS.com and I saw it work, > briefly.Then,it stops working and when I launch the > system-config-network GUI again, I see it has reverted to the > original configuration, with only the Primary DNS of 192.168.1.1 (the > ADSL modem) shown. > > Questions: The "DNS Search Path" is blank. Is there something I should > insert there? > > If it appears that I am using the system-config-network GUI properly, > what configuration file can I modify, to make these DNS changes hold > permanently? > > TIA! Lanny > http://www.magazines-magazine.com/ Hi Lanny, What if you manually edited resolv.conf and hard coded the dns info you want to use and in the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 file add "PEERDNS=NO" without the quotes. Restart network service or ifdown/up eth0. May help. Phil