xp won't resolve domain names
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From: ms on 27 Mar 2005 04:31 Hi, I have 2 computers connected to DLink router using BT Broadband. Both PCs connected with ethernet connection. One is WIN2K the other XPPro SP2. Problem is i can't resolve web names on the xppro machine, win2k is fine. I've typed ipconfig /all and checked both pCs they have same settings. Ip addresses on XPPro machine are fine. Also if i run a WinCE emulator on the XPPro machine this can connect to internet and resolve web names!!!!!! So must be problem with XP settings as both ethernet connections are ok. Hope someone can help. Thanks ms
From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] on 3 Apr 2005 12:54 ms wrote: > Hi, > > I have 2 computers connected to DLink router using BT Broadband. > Both PCs connected with > ethernet connection. One is WIN2K the other XPPro SP2. Problem is i > can't resolve web names > on the xppro machine, win2k is fine. I've typed ipconfig /all and > checked both pCs they have same > settings. Ip addresses on XPPro machine are fine. Also if i run a > WinCE emulator on the XPPro machine > this can connect to internet and resolve web names!!!!!! So must be > problem with XP settings as both > ethernet connections are ok. Hope someone can help. > > Thanks > ms When you ran ipconfig /all, what did you see for the DNS server IP(s) ? A lot of home/consumer 'router' appliances will automatically dish out their own LAN IPs for DNS (and then the router itself handles forward requests to public DNS servers) - I don't like to use that method, and change the DHCP scope on the device so it provides two public DNS servers of my choice. Might want to see if this makes any difference.
From: ms on 3 Apr 2005 16:56 Hi, Thanks, i did have the scenario you described with the router dishing out a DNS address of 192.168.1.1. I changed the settings in TCP/IP properties to use the following DNS server address. I gave 2 addresses, 172.23.124.10 and 172.23.124.11 these are the same as on the Win2K machine. When i type ipconfig/all i get the 2 addresses for the DNS server addresses but still doesn't help. As said before if i type in IP address of google it goes to it straight away but it can't resolve. I'm really stuck, it must be something simple surely but it seems impossible. Regards ms "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwench(a)heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in message news:u1u0H3GOFHA.244(a)TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > ms wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have 2 computers connected to DLink router using BT Broadband. > > Both PCs connected with > > ethernet connection. One is WIN2K the other XPPro SP2. Problem is i > > can't resolve web names > > on the xppro machine, win2k is fine. I've typed ipconfig /all and > > checked both pCs they have same > > settings. Ip addresses on XPPro machine are fine. Also if i run a > > WinCE emulator on the XPPro machine > > this can connect to internet and resolve web names!!!!!! So must be > > problem with XP settings as both > > ethernet connections are ok. Hope someone can help. > > > > Thanks > > ms > > When you ran ipconfig /all, what did you see for the DNS server IP(s) ? > > A lot of home/consumer 'router' appliances will automatically dish out their > own LAN IPs for DNS (and then the router itself handles forward requests to > public DNS servers) - I don't like to use that method, and change the DHCP > scope on the device so it provides two public DNS servers of my choice. > Might want to see if this makes any difference. > >
From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] on 3 Apr 2005 20:52 ms wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks, i did have the scenario you described with the router > dishing out a DNS > address of 192.168.1.1. I changed the settings in TCP/IP properties > to use the > following DNS server address. I gave 2 addresses, 172.23.124.10 and > 172.23.124.11 > these are the same as on the Win2K machine. Are you on a network running an internal DNS server? Those IP addresses are in a private/non-routable range, so I am not sure where you're pointing to or why your other workstation is using it. Try using your ISP's DNS servers instead, if you don't need an internal DNS server (for local network name resolution, as in, to your server). Try setting this statically on your workstation & testing, before you change the DHCP settings on your router. > When i type > ipconfig/all i get the 2 addresses > for the DNS server addresses but still doesn't help. As said before > if i type in IP address > of google it goes to it straight away but it can't resolve. I'm > really stuck, it must be something simple > surely but it seems impossible. > > Regards > ms > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" > <lanwench(a)heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in > message news:u1u0H3GOFHA.244(a)TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >> ms wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have 2 computers connected to DLink router using BT Broadband. >>> Both PCs connected with >>> ethernet connection. One is WIN2K the other XPPro SP2. Problem is >>> i can't resolve web names >>> on the xppro machine, win2k is fine. I've typed ipconfig /all and >>> checked both pCs they have same >>> settings. Ip addresses on XPPro machine are fine. Also if i run a >>> WinCE emulator on the XPPro machine >>> this can connect to internet and resolve web names!!!!!! So must >>> be problem with XP settings as both >>> ethernet connections are ok. Hope someone can help. >>> >>> Thanks >>> ms >> >> When you ran ipconfig /all, what did you see for the DNS server >> IP(s) ? >> >> A lot of home/consumer 'router' appliances will automatically dish >> out their own LAN IPs for DNS (and then the router itself handles >> forward requests to public DNS servers) - I don't like to use that >> method, and change the DHCP scope on the device so it provides two >> public DNS servers of my choice. Might want to see if this makes any >> difference.
From: ms on 6 Apr 2005 16:50
Hi My network is not running on internal DNS server, the DNS servers addresses on my Win2k machine were set up by my company. This is my work computer. I am connected to BT Broadband a publicly available service which my company pays for. My XPPro machine is my home computer which was running WiN98 (and everythin ok) before i upgraded. I just copied the settings on my work computer. I do not use a VPN to connect to the internet only to my work email. I suppose i need to find out my ISP's DNS servers. One thing though i've noticed after running ipconfig.exe that IP routing is not enable on the XP machine, would this have anything to do with it. Regards ms "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwench(a)heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in message news:uGB5BfLOFHA.3788(a)tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > ms wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Thanks, i did have the scenario you described with the router > > dishing out a DNS > > address of 192.168.1.1. I changed the settings in TCP/IP properties > > to use the > > following DNS server address. I gave 2 addresses, 172.23.124.10 and > > 172.23.124.11 > > these are the same as on the Win2K machine. > > Are you on a network running an internal DNS server? Those IP addresses are > in a private/non-routable range, so I am not sure where you're pointing to > or why your other workstation is using it. Try using your ISP's DNS servers > instead, if you don't need an internal DNS server (for local network name > resolution, as in, to your server). Try setting this statically on your > workstation & testing, before you change the DHCP settings on your router. > > > > When i type > > ipconfig/all i get the 2 addresses > > for the DNS server addresses but still doesn't help. As said before > > if i type in IP address > > of google it goes to it straight away but it can't resolve. I'm > > really stuck, it must be something simple > > surely but it seems impossible. > > > > Regards > > ms > > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" > > <lanwench(a)heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in > > message news:u1u0H3GOFHA.244(a)TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > >> ms wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I have 2 computers connected to DLink router using BT Broadband. > >>> Both PCs connected with > >>> ethernet connection. One is WIN2K the other XPPro SP2. Problem is > >>> i can't resolve web names > >>> on the xppro machine, win2k is fine. I've typed ipconfig /all and > >>> checked both pCs they have same > >>> settings. Ip addresses on XPPro machine are fine. Also if i run a > >>> WinCE emulator on the XPPro machine > >>> this can connect to internet and resolve web names!!!!!! So must > >>> be problem with XP settings as both > >>> ethernet connections are ok. Hope someone can help. > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> ms > >> > >> When you ran ipconfig /all, what did you see for the DNS server > >> IP(s) ? > >> > >> A lot of home/consumer 'router' appliances will automatically dish > >> out their own LAN IPs for DNS (and then the router itself handles > >> forward requests to public DNS servers) - I don't like to use that > >> method, and change the DHCP scope on the device so it provides two > >> public DNS servers of my choice. Might want to see if this makes any > >> difference. > > |