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hans_da
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:44 am    Post subject: How to setup a fallback DNS server if DHCP failed Reply with quote

The idea is really simple. I would like to have HDCP to detect possible IP address. If not, than use a fallback static IP address. My conf.d/net is as follow:

config_eth0=( "dhcp" )
dhcpcd_eth0="-t 5 -L"
fallback_eth0=( "134.60.14.66 netmask 255.255.255.0 brd 134.60.14.255" )
fallback_route_eth0=( "default via 134.60.14.1" )

However, everytime when I start eth0 the DHCP overwrite the DNS(resolv.conf), no matter whether the DHCP is successful or not. How can I configure a default dns here for eth0, when the DHCP failed?

Thanks!
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What version of dhcpcd are you running? There was a bug in 4.0.1 and you should go to 4.0.2...
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did you find out about this, hand_da? I had to hack around in /lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-hooks/20-resolv.conf to make dhcpcd not discard the nameservers set by /etc/init.d/net.eth0, and the solution I came up with is kinda hackish...

I also have a problem with getting fallback_route_eth0="default via <gw>" to work. No matter how I format it, it gets ignored.

Also the notation fallback_eth0="<ip> netmask <netmask> brd <broadcast>" doesn't work, I had to write it in CIDR-notation, e.g. fallback_eth0="192.168.0.1/32"

I'm running openrc-0.4.3-r2 and dhcpcd-4.0.12
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

dhcpcd-4.99.18 allows the use of fallback profiles, so you can configure this in /etc/dhcpcd.conf

Code:
interface eth0
fallback static

profile static
static ip_address=192.168.0.10/24
static domain_name_servers=192.168.0.1
static domain_name=foo.com

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

... for this issue to get resolved this quickly and elegantly, who would have thought? :)

Of course this worked as a charm, UberLord, thanks for letting us know :) Just remember to enable zeroconf, either by setting the use-flag zeroconf when building dhcpcd, or by commenting out "noipv4ll" from dhcpcd.conf.

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 9:04 pm    Post subject: Fallback for DNS in /etc/conf.d/net Reply with quote

Hi there,
I was also trying to find a solution for this for quite a while. My goal was to have an all-in-one-solution using only /etc/conf.d/net.

Here's what I came up with:

Code:
# /etc/conf.d/net

#
# Use DHCP for eth0. DHCP configuration: be quiet, wait 15 seconds
# for a response, disable IP address checking via ARP (faster boot).
#
# In case DHCP fails, the specified fallback configuration is used.
# Note that 'fallback_dns_eth0' is handled by postup() since there
# is no native support for this.
#

# Configure DHCP for eth0
config_eth0="dhcp"
dhcpcd_eth0="--quiet --timeout 15 --noarp"

# Configure fallback for eth0
fallback_eth0="10.10.10.10 netmask 255.255.255.0"
fallback_routes_eth0="default via 10.10.10.254"
fallback_dns_eth0=("10.10.10.254")

# Define postup function for DNS fallback
# (refer to '/usr/share/doc/netifrc-0.2.2/net.example' for details)
function postup {

   # Determine if there is a fallback configuration for the given interface
   fb_var="fallback_dns_${IFACE}"
   fb_arr="fallback_dns_${IFACE}[@]"
   if [ -n "${!fb_var}" ]; then
      
      # Check /etc/resolv.conf for nameserver entries
      ebegin Verifying DNS configuration
      if ! grep -q nameserver /etc/resolv.conf; then
         eend 1
         
         # Add fallback name server(s) to /etc/resolv.conf
         for nameserver in "${!fb_arr}"; do
            ewarn Adding fallback name server $nameserver ...
            echo "nameserver $nameserver" >> /etc/resolv.conf
            eend $?
         done

      else
         eend 0
         einfo DNS is already configured, no fallback required
      fi
   
   else
      einfo "Nothing to do for '${IFACE}'"
      eend 0
   fi

   # Always return 'success'
   return 0

}


This is the output for '/etc/init.d/net.eth0 start':

Code:
 * Bringing up interface eth0
 *   dhcp ...
 *     Running dhcpcd ... [ !! ]
 *   Trying fallback configuration 10.10.10.10 netmask 255.255.255.0
 *   10.10.10.10 ... [ ok ]
 *   Adding routes
 *     default via 10.10.10.254 ... [ ok ]
 *   Running postup ...
 *     Verifying DNS configuration ... [ !! ]
 *     Adding fallback name server 10.10.10.254 ... [ ok ]


This is the output for '/etc/init.d/net.lo start':

Code:
 * Bringing up interface lo
 *   127.0.0.1/8 ... [ ok ]
 *   Adding routes
 *     127.0.0.0/8 via 127.0.0.1 ... [ ok ]
 *   Running postup ...
 *     Nothing to do for 'lo' [ ok ]
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