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I am using Network Manager on Ubuntu 12.10 to connect to an openvpn server. The connection works without problems. However, when I connect, I would like to change my default DNS server to a server on the vpn network. That way I can use domain names that are only defined on the vpn network. Is there a way I can make this automatic with Network Manager?

I can also change settings on the openvpn server if that is the way I need to go.


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This should be done on the server. See similar question. –  Rajesh Nov 7 '12 at 16:24
That looks like it will do the trick. I will try it out. Thanks! –  Daniel Nov 7 '12 at 16:34

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While this is something that is usually done on the server as mentioned in the comments, there might be cases where you only want to use the VPN's DNS for queries inside of the VPN. In that case you'd probably want to run a lightweight DNS daemon on your system and instruct it where to send what query. If you are in several VPNs at once this is basically a must.

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As per Rajesh, adding an option to the server seemed the best way to go.
See this question for complete details

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