diff --git a/net/dns/direct.go b/net/dns/direct.go
index d896b8b59..058975bcd 100644
--- a/net/dns/direct.go
+++ b/net/dns/direct.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func newDirectManager() directManager {
 	return directManager{}
 }
 
-func (m directManager) Set(config OSConfig) error {
+func (m directManager) SetDNS(config OSConfig) error {
 	// Write the tsConf file.
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	writeResolvConf(buf, config.Nameservers, config.Domains)
diff --git a/net/dns/manager.go b/net/dns/manager.go
index ac8842ccf..111700e1f 100644
--- a/net/dns/manager.go
+++ b/net/dns/manager.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (m *Manager) Set(cfg Config) error {
 	if err := m.resolver.SetConfig(resolverCfg); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := m.os.Set(osCfg); err != nil {
+	if err := m.os.SetDNS(osCfg); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/dns/manager_windows.go b/net/dns/manager_windows.go
index ed11f4604..c5fcd3716 100644
--- a/net/dns/manager_windows.go
+++ b/net/dns/manager_windows.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (m windowsManager) setDomains(basePath string, domains []string) error {
 	return setRegistryString(path, "SearchList", value)
 }
 
-func (m windowsManager) Set(config OSConfig) error {
+func (m windowsManager) SetDNS(config OSConfig) error {
 	var ipsv4 []string
 	var ipsv6 []string
 
@@ -118,5 +118,5 @@ func (m windowsManager) RoutingMode() RoutingMode {
 }
 
 func (m windowsManager) Close() error {
-	return m.Set(OSConfig{})
+	return m.SetDNS(OSConfig{})
 }
diff --git a/net/dns/nm.go b/net/dns/nm.go
index a2342a9ba..4e008a25a 100644
--- a/net/dns/nm.go
+++ b/net/dns/nm.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func newNMManager(interfaceName string) nmManager {
 
 type nmConnectionSettings map[string]map[string]dbus.Variant
 
-func (m nmManager) Set(config OSConfig) error {
+func (m nmManager) SetDNS(config OSConfig) error {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), reconfigTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -203,5 +203,5 @@ func (m nmManager) Set(config OSConfig) error {
 func (m nmManager) RoutingMode() RoutingMode { return RoutingModeNone }
 
 func (m nmManager) Close() error {
-	return m.Set(OSConfig{})
+	return m.SetDNS(OSConfig{})
 }
diff --git a/net/dns/noop.go b/net/dns/noop.go
index 98c38d9ed..8a0fc213c 100644
--- a/net/dns/noop.go
+++ b/net/dns/noop.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 type noopManager struct{}
 
-func (m noopManager) Set(OSConfig) error       { return nil }
+func (m noopManager) SetDNS(OSConfig) error    { return nil }
 func (m noopManager) RoutingMode() RoutingMode { return RoutingModeNone }
 func (m noopManager) Close() error             { return nil }
 
diff --git a/net/dns/osconfig.go b/net/dns/osconfig.go
index ae08c6da7..00eb8f44e 100644
--- a/net/dns/osconfig.go
+++ b/net/dns/osconfig.go
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
 
 // An OSConfigurator applies DNS settings to the operating system.
 type OSConfigurator interface {
-	// Set updates the OS's DNS configuration to match cfg.
+	// SetDNS updates the OS's DNS configuration to match cfg.
 	// If cfg is the zero value, all Tailscale-related DNS
 	// configuration is removed.
-	// Set must not be called after Close.
-	Set(cfg OSConfig) error
+	// SetDNS must not be called after Close.
+	SetDNS(cfg OSConfig) error
 	// DNSRoutingMode reports the DNS routing capabilities of this OS
 	// configurator.
 	RoutingMode() RoutingMode
diff --git a/net/dns/resolvconf.go b/net/dns/resolvconf.go
index aeddf47be..23de5b95d 100644
--- a/net/dns/resolvconf.go
+++ b/net/dns/resolvconf.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func newResolvconfManager(logf logger.Logf) resolvconfManager {
 // when running resolvconfLegacy, hopefully placing our config first.
 const resolvconfConfigName = "tun-tailscale.inet"
 
-func (m resolvconfManager) Set(config OSConfig) error {
+func (m resolvconfManager) SetDNS(config OSConfig) error {
 	stdin := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	writeResolvConf(stdin, config.Nameservers, config.Domains) // dns_direct.go
 
diff --git a/net/dns/resolved.go b/net/dns/resolved.go
index b2990bb98..ddae9b2e5 100644
--- a/net/dns/resolved.go
+++ b/net/dns/resolved.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func newResolvedManager() resolvedManager {
 }
 
 // Up implements managerImpl.
-func (m resolvedManager) Set(config OSConfig) error {
+func (m resolvedManager) SetDNS(config OSConfig) error {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), reconfigTimeout)
 	defer cancel()