rob@Behemoth:~$ route
Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
default         192.168.150.254 0.0.0.0         UG    100    0        0 eth0
link-local      *               255.255.0.0     U     1000   0        0 eth0
localnet        *               255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 eth0
rob@Behemoth:~$ cat /etc/network/interfaces
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
        address 192.168.150.1
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        network 192.168.150.0
        broadcast 192.168.150.255
        gateway 192.168.150.254
        # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed
        dns-nameservers 192.168.150.254
iface eth0 inet6 static
        address 2001:44b8:319e:2900::607:1337
        netmask 64
        gateway fe80::204:edff:fead:a8f5
rob@Behemoth:~$ ping www.bigpond.com
ping: unknown host www.bigpond.com
rob@Behemoth:~$ nslookup
> server 192.168.150.254
Default server: 192.168.150.254
Address: 192.168.150.254#53
> www.bigpond.com
Server:         192.168.150.254
Address:        192.168.150.254#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name:   www.bigpond.com
Address: 144.135.18.32
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