Linux Tips: No internet on DHCP

Linux Tips: No internet on DHCP (Wifi)

if you can't access the internet (on your router) despite getting a successful DHCP lease,

Step 1:

#  cd /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/

Step 2:

Add (to base file) your ISP's DNS Nameservers - (the below ip(s) are examples):

nameserver 172.17.5.68
nameserver 172.17.5.36

(Assumption: This is tested (working) on Linux Mint 18.3; you have an valid ip address (from DHCP) ).

Further info:

If you're willing to use Google DNS Nameservers instead:


// IPv4

nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

// IPv6

nameserver 2001:4860:4860::8888
nameserver 2001:4860:4860::8844