--On Thursday, April 20, 2017 12:34 AM -0400 Fred Smith <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote: > works fine. until I fire up a vpn. having done that, looking in > /etc/resolv.conf (while the vpn is connected) it has reverted to > 192.168.2.1. > > after shutting down the vpn, 192.168.2.1 remains in resolv.conf Which VPN? It's not uncommon for VPN software to change the resolver setting to point to your VPN peer's DNS, so that all traffic goes through the VPN, including your DNS traffic. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus