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Is it possible to configure a Linux server not to use the dns-servers it receives from the ISP? If it is, how can it be done?

Cheers

AC

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Just add your desired servers to /etc/resolv.conf:

nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

If your resolv.conf is being overwritten by the information your dhcp client is getting from the ISP, there are usually ways to prevent that, but we'd need more info about what linux distro you're running and what dhcp client you're using.

EEAA
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    +1 for recommending Google DNS servers. The world domination plan is proceeding on schedule. – Steven Monday Oct 29 '10 at 19:05
  • I didn't intentionally pick google's servers - those two were just the first two public DNS servers I could remember at the time. – EEAA Oct 29 '10 at 19:07