Re: dhcpcd behaviour

["Jonathan A. Kollasch" <jakllsch%kollasch.net@localhost>]

On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 02:09:14PM +0100, Robert Swindells wrote:
> 
> I just use dhcpcd(8) to handle IPv6 and use static IPv4 addressing on
> my local network with a hand-written /etc/resolv.conf.
> 
> If I add the upstream network interface to a bridge(4) then the
> /etc/resolv.conf file is overwritten with an empty one, this obviously
> breaks DNS lookup on that machine.
> 
> Any opinions on whether the current behaviour is sensible and the best
> place to fix it if it isn't?
> 

The current recommended practice is to use a vether(4) for the L3
addresses on the bridge(4), IIUC.