Windows 7 DNS server not responding?

jingyin

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Hello

I have a router which is connected to a desktop (not wireless) and a laptop which is connected wireless.
On my laptop, i have internet, i have connections, i can browse the internet, but my computer says this :

Your computer appears to be correctly configured, but the device or resource (DNS server) is not responding.

when i connect to the wireless internet, my laptop seems to be connecting, but taking longer than usual.

How do i fix this?

i have flushed the dns cache, and disabled IPv6
 
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When connected through a router (either wired or wirelessly) the DNS server address should be set to the router address. This should be done automatically if dns server address setting are set to automatic for each of the adapters concerned. You can check the dns server address for each of them by going to command prompt and enntering:

ipconfig /all

If you would like any help interpreting the output please post the report on here.
 
My desktop computer's adapter setting is manual
and my laptop setting is automatic,
which ipconfig /all do you need?

This is my laptop's :

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Yan-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-64-74-04-6F
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) WiFi Link 1000 BGN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-64-74-04-6E
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : January-06-12 9:50:11 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : January-07-12 9:50:26 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.201.245.77
24.200.0.1
24.53.0.2
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter 6TO4 Adapter:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e76:2035:3343:524f:dd6d(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2035:3343:524f:dd6d(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{5A6A2088-4805-4830-9A86-B24774CF600A}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{9C4EA0E9-A6AA-4365-B176-501D88DED8BB}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
 
and my desktop is configured :

IP address = 192.168.1.222
Subnet Mask = 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway = 192.168.1.1
DNS Server = 192.168.1.1 preferred
24.200.241.37 alternate
 
The DNS server address on your wireless connection is causing the problem:

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.201.245.77

It should be set to 192.168.1.1 (the address of your router - the router will then forward dns requests to the real dns server address from your service provider). You can either change this manually or (if the is no special reason for having manual settings) you could change the wireless adapter to obtain all addresses (IP address and dns server address) automatically.
 
i dont have much knowledge about computers,
so i need to change the DSN server manually?
how do i do that?

and how do i change the wireless adapter to obtain all addresses?

thanks
 
Best thing to do is to set the various addresses to be assigned automatically then you can forget it. Go to control panel, network and sharing centre, change adapter settings, right click on wireless connection. Single click on Internet Protocol Version 4 and click on properties. Select the options: "obtain an ip address automatically" and also "obtain dns server address automatically". Click on ok, chain back out and reboot.
 
Can you show us another copy of the ipconfig /all report for your wireless connection pls?
 
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Yan>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Yan-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-64-74-04-6F
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) WiFi Link 1000 BGN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-64-74-04-6E
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : January-07-12 7:59:59 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : January-08-12 8:00:01 AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.201.245.77
24.200.0.1
24.53.0.2
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter 6TO4 Adapter:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e76:2035:3343:524f:dd6d(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2035:3343:524f:dd6d(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{5A6A2088-4805-4830-9A86-B24774CF600A}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{9C4EA0E9-A6AA-4365-B176-501D88DED8BB}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes



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Your dns server address is still set to an external address and I wouldn't expect it to be - check that you have selected the option "obtain dns server address automatically." If your are certain you have and it still does not show 192.168.1.1 as your dns server address in the ipconfig listing then you will have to set it manually - unchecking the automatic dns option and manually entering 192.168.1.1. You will always have to reboot after making these changes - did you do that?
 
Can you see if my desktop setting is good please?
Here it is :

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : chinanog
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter :

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethe
rnet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-8F-91-B4-38
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.222
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
24.200.241.37

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>

it is not a wireless computer
and it has a alternate DNS server,

and thanks ! i dont see any DNS server not responding thing on my laptop anymore :D
 
All looks ok. The alternate dns server may or not be valid but as long as your are connected to that router (or any router with an IP address of 192.168.1.1 it is not going to be ever used. Glad the laptop problem seems to be sorted.
 
Best thing to do is to set the various addresses to be assigned automatically then you can forget it. Go to control panel, network and sharing centre, change adapter settings, right click on wireless connection. Single click on Internet Protocol Version 4 and click on properties. Select the options: "obtain an ip address automatically" and also "obtain dns server address automatically". Click on ok, chain back out and reboot.

Thank you, thank you patcooke!! I was ready to restore my computer! Followed your instructions an it worked perfect. No more problems. Thanks again!!:p
 
Hi Pat, I'm having a similar issue to the one above. Below is the output from the ipconfig /all command. I'm running windows 7. Hope you can help.


C:\Users\Sarah>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Sarah-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : tfanet.org
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-21-70-99-32-B4
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Con
nection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1F-3C-8D-D3-4C
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::e1ab:9f70:17fd:8fec%10(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 172.23.23.144(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, July 23, 2012 4:38:36 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, July 23, 2012 7:38:36 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.23.23.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.23.23.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 184557372
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-14-35-6B-FB-00-21-70-93-DE-E5

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{26B6F2CA-FDEC-40A4-AA3D-4E1B85D5BAFC}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.tfanet.org:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:5ef5:79fd:3409:192c:53e8:e86f(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3409:192c:53e8:e86f%14(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
 
Are you on a cable connection or ADSL? (Looks like it might be cable). What is the make and model of your router? You seem to have IPv6 enabled on your wireless connection - you are very unlikely to be using it and I would disable it.
 
Are you on a cable connection or ADSL? (Looks like it might be cable). What is the make and model of your router? You seem to have IPv6 enabled on your wireless connection - you are very unlikely to be using it and I would disable it.
I'm back home and able to access the internet. Not sure if there are lingering issues I should resolve? Here's the new ipconfig /all:


C:\Users\Sarah>ipconfig /all


Windows IP Configuration


Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Sarah-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:


Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : tfanet.org
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controlle
r
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-21-70-99-32-B4
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes


Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:


Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Con
nection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1F-3C-8D-D3-4C
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes


Tunnel adapter isatap.{26B6F2CA-FDEC-40A4-AA3D-4E1B85D5BAFC}:


Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes


Tunnel adapter isatap.tfanet.org:


Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes


Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:


Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes


C:\Users\Sarah>ipconfig /all


Windows IP Configuration


Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Sarah-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:


Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : tfanet.org
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controlle
r
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-21-70-99-32-B4
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes


Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:


Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Con
nection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1F-3C-8D-D3-4C
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::e1ab:9f70:17fd:8fec%10(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 172.23.23.144(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, July 23, 2012 4:38:36 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, July 23, 2012 7:38:36 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.23.23.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.23.23.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 184557372
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-14-35-6B-FB-00-21-70-93-DE-E5


DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled


Tunnel adapter isatap.{26B6F2CA-FDEC-40A4-AA3D-4E1B85D5BAFC}:


Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes


Tunnel adapter isatap.tfanet.org:


Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes


Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:


Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:5ef5:79fd:3409:192c:53e8:e86f(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3409:192c:53e8:e86f%14(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled


C:\Users\Sarah>
 
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