[ale] Q: "Server Assigned Nameserver" Setup

[esoteric at denali.atlnet.com (Wandered Inn)]

Gary Maltzen wrote:
> 
> It sounds like you need to use DHCP to get the nameserver, etc.
> 
>   man dhcpcd  ( DHCP client )
>   man pump  ( DHCP lease release/renewal )
> 
> With all due respect, you just need to find their nameserver once
> then add it's IP address to your resolv.conf

This prompts two questions for me.  First, I thought someone posted that
DHCP didn't provide DNS.  I don't know, if it does, great, I'm trying to
verify.  Second, I assume that changes to resolv.conf are recognized
only when the connection is created.  Is this correct?

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