On 12.04 server, I have static NIC config, but I want to remove lan from the dns search path, or resolv.conf. This is auto-generated as we know. I don't want it to search anything, except for what I tell it in the interfaces file. Why does it include .lan in the search path? Mind boggling.

$ cat /etc/resolv.conf 

nameserver 8.8.8.8

nameserver 8.8.4.4

search lan local

Above, I only want "search local" (or nothing even!) Below, i tried to specify local, in the hope that lan would go away. Not so.

$ cat /etc/network/interfaces

# The loopback network interface

auto lo

iface lo inet loopback



auto eth0

iface eth0 inet static

address 10.0.2.28

netmask 255.255.255.0

gateway 10.0.2.2

dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4

dns-domain local

dns-search local



auto eth1

iface eth1 inet static

address 10.0.0.28

netmask 255.255.255.0

dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4

dns-domain local

dns-search local