DNS lookup Failed? Help Please - Page 2
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MetalMarine
United States1559 Posts
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R1CH
Netherlands10340 Posts
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Charger
United States2405 Posts
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MetalMarine
United States1559 Posts
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saywhat
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Madoga
Netherlands471 Posts
[edit] reading the post above met, it could be some kind of malware, so I think its wise to run a full system scan with your antivirus and anti malware programs. [edit] I dont know how good this program is, but I'd say its worth a try. (I think its win xp only) | ||
Bigpet
Germany533 Posts
Just ping 8.8.8.8 to see if you even have an internet connection edit: "100% percent" d'oh why would I type that? | ||
Tossim111
United States246 Posts
On May 15 2011 12:52 MetalMarine wrote: Hi guys, i'm back again after being insanely busy. Anyways I have tried all the methods and it doesn't seem to work. I tried connecting through my ethernet wire and i get internet, but still no luck with the wireless. I think the first proper step is to check to see if it really is a DNS problem. You should attempt to run a ping, which is a packet sent to a specified destination, with it's fully qualified domain name. If it doesn't work (which it probably won't since it won't open up in the browser), try running the ping to its IP address instead. This is how you run a ping: Start -> run -> cmd -This brings you to a command line interface where you can input commands. From there, type ping after ping, you can type whatever fully qualified domain name, such as www.teamliquid.net. after the results, type ping and then an IP address, such as: 173.231.136.216 (an ip address of tl.net). If you can get results then you can for sure say it's a DNS problem. | ||
Tossim111
United States246 Posts
Tips if you don't know your information: In the notification area in Windows (the bottom right of the task bar), you should see a Connection icon. Right-click it and click View Available Wireless Networks. You should then see a list of neighboring wireless networks and should be able to pick out which one is yours by signal strength, and it should also show what type of data encryption your network uses also to narrow down your configuration (WPA, WPA2). | ||
thoraxe
United States1449 Posts
On May 04 2011 11:44 Disregard wrote: Why does everyone use Google's DNS servers? Even for static IP settings. edit: Well besides being free... Why don't people use OpenDNS, they allow a certain degree of content filtering of your traffic (e.g block inappropriate websites), while providing a reliable access to the internet AND it's free. Great DNS service if you care for your family. Of course if your a DNS purist, you can always use Google's DNS service... | ||
Elbonbunny
Ireland60 Posts
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Souljah
United States423 Posts
when you perform the nslookup, you should see something on the lines of this if its working: nslookup www.google.com Server: google-public-dns-a.google.com Address: 8.8.8.8 Non-authoritative answer: Name: www.l.google.com Addresses: 74.125.115.147 Aliases: www.google.com Check your firewall as well to make sure your not blocking DNS going out. (TCP port 53 I believe) Pretty uncommon to say the least. Do an ipconfig/all and copy and paste the info here if all else fails. | ||
Sangyerians
Australia248 Posts
I have the same problem and I don't want to make a new thread. My issue is that my internet runs fine, then suddenly and (as far as I can tell) for no apparently reason I'm not connected anymore. The modem shows no signs of disconnection (all lights are on, green, etc) and the internet connectivity toolbar thingy shows internet access. However, whenever I try to access any pages I get "_______ can't be found, because the DNS lookup failed" and it's not just for one site, it's for all of them. It also happened during gaming today, when I DC'd during my placement match. I checked the solutions on this thread and my options are set to Obtain IP Address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically. Any advice? Thanks in advance. | ||
Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
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Sangyerians
Australia248 Posts
On July 28 2011 11:12 Grobyc wrote: So is it just your DNS or your whole connection? Use an nslookup on a public IP to see if it's just your DNS failing. Are you using a wired connection or wireless? I'm using a wireless connection. I'm not sure if it's my DNS or whole connection but I'll look it up next time it happens. | ||
Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
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Sangyerians
Australia248 Posts
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Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
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Sangyerians
Australia248 Posts
On July 29 2011 12:35 Grobyc wrote: You change the DNS under Wireless Network Connection. Local Area connection will be your onboard wired adapter that you plugged an ethernet cable in to. Okay, thanks very much! I'll give it a shot and report the results if you care to know them. | ||
mfloyd
United States1 Post
Hi, I have a similar problem to the one described above. I've had the same laptop for a while now and it behaves fine on all wireless networks, then when I moved into a new place my internet went haywire, but my friends are having no problems at all. My connection says its full strength and that I'm connected to the internet, and I can even load a webpage every once in a while but most of the time I get the error that "The server at _______ can't be found, because the DNS lookup failed" and it occurs on multiple sites. When I tried to ping the teamliquid site, the first time it failed 3 times before working but when I tried again it said the host could not be found. I've tried all the other solutions on the page and nothing seems to work. Any advice? | ||
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