The second dns server is only used if the first can't be reached at all. And the fail over time can be quite lengthy. So if you happened to pick an IP address for your test that was in use, it can disguise the problem even more. My second dns server is always Google 8.8.8.8 an I've never understood why anyone would use a second that is on the same subnet as the primary. On June 26, 2014 10:51:48 AM PDT, James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> wrote:
On 06/26/2014 01:31 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
I don't know. Just place it second to find out. It is a wild idea, but worth testing to find out, don't you think? :-)
I tried an experiment. I changed a digit in the 1st DNS server address. DNS then stopped working for systems behind my firewall. So, it appears even the 2nd entry is not used. I have tried this with both resolv.conf and server= lines in dnsmasq.conf. I couldn't get the resolv-file method to work at all.
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