[Nix-dev] static networking and dns

[Eelco Dolstra]

Hi,

On 13/08/12 15:32, Mathijs Kwik wrote:

> I would like to configure a machine with static networking settings.
> I found that setting a static ip address+gateway+netmask is available,
> but I can't find anything for /etc/resolv.conf.

You can set networking.nameservers, e.g.

  networking.nameservers = [ "10.0.2.3" ];

> On a related note: I could not find options to set ipv6 addresses
> either, but that's perhaps not something people do everyday, so I just
> created a (upstart) job to set one statically. Perhaps there is a
> better way for that too?

Not really.  I've used networking.localCommands to do this.  We should probably
add an ipv6Address option to networking.interfaces.*.

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