[Resolvconf-devel] Bug#783596: Not a bug

[Thomas Hood]

Hi there and thanks very much for your report.

> this does not work (/etc/resolv.conf only contains the header and no nameservers):
>
> iface pan0 inet static
>   address 192.168.1.2
>   netmask 255.255.255.0
>   dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4
>
> iface pan0 inet static
>   address 192.168.252.1
>   netmask 255.255.255.0


It is, so far as I know, not intended that multiple logical interfaces
be defined with the same name, as you do with the several logical
interface definitions for "pan0". Each logical interface should have a
distinct name.


> I see that the method without aliases is preferred as the other one is called "legacy"

Where did you read this?
-- 
Thomas Hood