dns work arounds

["Eric S. Johansson" <esj harvee org>]

running with ubuntu 8.04 and a crufty netmanager from last summer.  my main
problem is that the dns data from open vpn connections is ignored.  a secondary
problem is that routes are not handled correctly when switching between wifi and
wired.

since the latest netmanager won't compile on 8.04 (kernel too old), any ideas
for workarounds?

thanks

--- eric