====== (OLD) Disable Local DNS Server (dnsmasq) (OLD) ======

**This article is outdated goto [[ubuntu:disablednscacheubuntu|Disable DNS Caching on Ubuntu]] for the updated version**

Starting with Ubuntu 12.04 ubuntu sets the dns resolver to 127.0.1.1 and proxies dns querries through dnsmasq.  If you want a more classic behavior follow these steps to disable the local dns server.

  - Edit **/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf**
  - Comment out **dns=dnsmasq**
  - save and exit editing NetworkManager.conf
  - restart Network Manager <file>
sudo restart network-manager
</file>

<file conf /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf>
[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile,ofono
#dns=dnsmasq

[ifupdown]
managed=false
</file>