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Created May 15, 2021 14:28
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vpn_fix.sh
# Add below function to the ~/.bashrc file to make it available globally
vpn_fix () {
# Get the DNS servers from windows and add then to the /etc/resolv.conf
powershell.exe -Command 'Get-DnsClientServerAddress -AddressFamily ipv4 | Select-Object -ExpandProperty ServerAddresses' | awk 'BEGIN { print "# Generated by vpn fix func on", strftime("%c"); print } { print "nameserver", $1 } END { print "search", "nuance.com" }' | tr -d '\r' | tee /etc/resolv.conf
echo "/etc/resolv.conf re-written!!"
}
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piyusht007 commented May 15, 2021 •
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Issue Description:
While connecting to VPN the /etc/resolv.conf in WSL distro is upadated with reverse order of DNS IPs, This shell function resets the order and make it identical with the Windows.

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