diff --git a/DNS_Issues.md b/DNS_Issues.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bcc194a --- /dev/null +++ b/DNS_Issues.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +# DNS issues + +This portion of the repo contains the information on the aggravating +issues reguarding my installs tendency to have DNS troubles and +connectivity issues. + +Issues: + 1) DNS + * has issues with resolving domain names (ex: google.com) + 2) Connectivity + * has trouble with even connecting to outside servers + + +## Network Managers Installed + - iwd + - NetworkManager + - wpa_supplicant + - netctl + +## DNS services installed + - dhcpcd + - systemd-resolved + +### Information Gathered + +When using systemctl and systemctl status to check the behaviors of dhcpcd and systemd-resolved i +found that one of the possible problems is that my device is changing M.A.C and IP addresses about +every 4-5 minutes. + +I would ping (8.8.8.8) one of googles public dns servers to test if my connection was working, +however when I did the following message was returned " ping: connect: Network is Unreachable". + +This by itself could mean a that either my network is offline or my computer just isn't connected to my wifi. + +The other issue with my os not being able to resolve the host name. This happened everytime I tried +to ping a server using the domain name. When I tried originally the message "ping: google.com: Name +or Service is not known" was returned. + +#### Research + +Using my phone, I decided to search about the issues on forums to see if I could find a solution. +The following pages are ones that I've visited: + - https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=237074&p=7 + +Here the issue that the poster mentioned having was simmilar to that of mine. However it + diff --git a/DNS_issues/README.md b/DNS_issues/README.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3e65c58..0000000 --- a/DNS_issues/README.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -# DNS issues - -This portion of the repo contains the information on the aggravating -issues reguarding my installs tendency to have DNS troubles and -connectivity issues. - -Issues: - 1) DNS - * has issues with resolving domain names (ex: google.com) - 2) Connectivity - * has trouble with even connecting to outside servers - - -## Network Managers Installed - - iwd - - NetworkManager - - wpa_supplicant - - netctl - -## DNS services installed - - dhcpcd - - systemd-resolved - -### Information Gathered - -When using systemctl and systemctl status to check the behaviors of dhcpcd and systemd-resolved i -found that one of the possible problems is that my device is changing M.A.C and IP addresses about -every 4-5 minutes.