diff --git a/ethernet_interface.hpp b/ethernet_interface.hpp
index 8ef1795..5c088bd 100644
--- a/ethernet_interface.hpp
+++ b/ethernet_interface.hpp
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@
          */
         ServerList nTPServers(ServerList value) override;
 
+        /** @brief sets the DNS/nameservers.
+         *  @param[in] value - vector of DNS servers.
+         */
+        ServerList nameservers(ServerList value) override;
+
         /** @brief create Vlan interface.
          *  @param[in] id- VLAN identifier.
          */
@@ -153,6 +158,9 @@
         using EthernetInterfaceIntf::interfaceName;
         using MacAddressIntf::mACAddress;
 
+        /** @brief Absolute path of the resolv conf file */
+        static constexpr auto resolvConfFile = "/etc/resolv.conf";
+
     protected:
         /** @brief get the info of the ethernet interface.
          *  @return tuple having the link speed,autonegotiation,duplexmode .
@@ -205,6 +213,18 @@
          */
         ServerList getNTPServersFromConf();
 
+        /** @brief write the DNS entries to resolver file.
+         *  @param[in] dnsList - DNS server list which needs to be written.
+         *  @param[in] file    - File to write the name server entries to.
+         */
+        void writeDNSEntries(const ServerList& dnsList,
+                             const std::string& file);
+
+        /** @brief get the name server details from the network conf
+         *
+         */
+        ServerList getNameServerFromConf();
+
         /** @brief Persistent sdbusplus DBus bus connection. */
         sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus;