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djipey

Member

Registered: 2011-07-30

Posts: 158

Alternative DNS not working, worried about my privacy

Hi,

I followed the resolv.conf of the Archlinux wiki to setup alternative DNS. Here is the content of my resolv.conf:

# # Generated by resolvconf
# nameserver 212.27.40.241
# nameserver 212.27.40.240

# added by djipey
nameserver 208.67.222.222
nameserver 208.67.220.220

And here is my /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf:

[main]
plugins=keyfile
dns=none

## HTTP-based connectivity check
#[connectivity]
#uri=http://nmcheck.gnome.org/check_network_status.txt
#interval=100

I also write-protected resolv.conf with the command: chattr +i /etc/resolv.conf

However, when I access the settings tab of networkManager, I can see the following line:
DNS 212.27.40.241 212.27.40.240

Which seems to indicate the DNS in resolv.conf are not really used. It seems the DNS of ISP are used.

I'm worried about my privacy, and I really would like to use openDNS servers as DNS servers.

Do you have an idea about how to solve this issue ?

x33a

Forum Fellow

Registered: 2009-08-15

Posts: 4,587

Re: Alternative DNS not working, worried about my privacy

What happens when you enter your custom DNS entries in Network Manager itself, instead of resolv.conf?

R00KIE

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From: Between a computer and a chair

Registered: 2008-09-14

Posts: 4,734

Re: Alternative DNS not working, worried about my privacy

Did you stop using resolvconf (maybe provided by openresolv)?

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djipey

Member

Registered: 2011-07-30

Posts: 158

Re: Alternative DNS not working, worried about my privacy

Hi, thanks for your answer.

I tried to enter my custom DNS in network manager (on the Ethernet section, since I'm connected through ethernet). The line displayed changed, but I don't think the change is taken into account (even after connecting/disconnecting).

@Rookie, what do you mean ? I first tried to change my DNS in resolv.conf. That's what the wiki advises to do.