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How can I check which DNS server am I using (in Linux)? I am using network manager and a wired connection to my university's LAN. (I am trying to find out why my domain doesn't get resolved)

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You should be able to get some reasonable information in:

$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
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However, please be aware that (on modern Linuxen) the contents of /etc/nsswitch.conf dictate what name services are used (DNS, LDAP, etc) and in what order. Say fgrep hosts: /etc/nsswitch.conf. If it only references DNS, /etc/resolv.conf is the right place to look for your nameservers. But chances are you're also using mDNS (aka ZeroConf, aka Avahi, aka Bonjour, etc), etc. In that case, things depend on what you're using. – Alexios Jan 12 '12 at 13:35
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I think you can also query DNS and it will show you what server returned the result. Try this:

dig yourserver.somedomain.xyz

And the response should tell you what server(s) returned the result.

You can also tell dig to query a specific DNS server.

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On Debian this requires the dnsutils package. – Faheem Mitha Jan 14 '12 at 20:54
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If you are using network manager probably you get all network parameters from your dhcp server at your university.

If you don't want use your shell to check your dns settings (as described by hesse and Alexios), you can see them from the panel "Network information".

You can reach this panel by pressing right mouse button on network manager icon and selecting "Connection Information" from the menu.

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