Internet Not working eh? How Ubuntu Resolves DNS?

Problem

I upgraded my Ubuntu from 16.04 to 18. And the Internet stopped working. 😦

I tried rebooting interface, adding a new interface to ifconfig. But it did not help.

What helped was an answer on AskUbuntu

How it worked?

The answer is in how Ubuntu lookup domains like http://www.google.com.

Step 1
Check the domain in the local DNS, also called a DNS stub.

Step 2
If Step 1 fails (local DNS lookup is a miss), it contacts a public DNS such as 8.8.8.8 also called Google Public DNS.

Since after the upgrade public DNS was not set, the internet seemed inaccessible!

How to Update Public DNS?

open /etc/resolv.conf
Add DNS=8.8.8.8

Done 🙂

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