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Can I add DNS but keep those provided by DHCP in OSX?

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Mar 15, 20265175 views
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I'm trying to add an additional DNS entry in my OSX network preferences but I want to keep the DNS provided by DHCP. These show up in gray, but when I click the plus button below them, they disappear to make way for the user-provided DNS. So it seems I can only have either static entries or DHCP en…

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Fix for: Can I add DNS but keep those provided by DHCP in OSX?

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Since Mac OS X 10.6.3 you computer keeps a list of all DNS servers it has ever seen and automatically picks the fastest one for you. So you can simply add the new one and be happy with it, as your Mac will remember the ones provided by DHCP. If you …

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