kppp does not prioritise DNS servers in resolv.conf correctly

[Alexandros Papadopoulos]

Binary package hint: kppp

99% of the times I use ethernet connections. Due to bug #25624 I've manually added dns-nameservers nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn to the interface stanzas of my connections in /etc/network/interfaces.

But when I need to use a dialup connection with kppp, after connecting it only adds the nameservers provided by my ISP *below* the static nameserver I've denoted in /etc/network/interfaces.

As a result, as soon as KPPP connects, /etc/resolv.conf looks as follows:

# Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
nameserver nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn <= This is my ethernet DNS!
nameserver aaa.aaa.aaa.aaa
nameserver bbb.bbb.bbb.bbb
nameserver aaa.aaa.aaa.aaa #KPPP temporary entry
nameserver bbb.bbb.bbb.bbb #KPPP temporary entry

As a result, nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn which is not reachable in this scenario is queried for DNS records, and networking hangs indefinitely.

KPPP should add its temporary entries to the top of the nameservers list.

The fact that the two nameserver provided by my ISP are added twice to /etc/resolv.conf is a harmless bug, as they are removed properly on disconnection.

[Jim Qode (jimqode)]

ns records added twice seems to be related to this bug:
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15315

[Jim Qode (jimqode)]

Please include your distro version and kde version

[Ralph Janke (txwikinger)]

According to the upstream report, this was fixed in 3.1.0. Could you please re-test this in a current version of Kubuntu?

Thanks

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!