Re: DNS Error Help!

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

From: Ace Fekay [MVP] (PleaseSubstituteMyActualFirstName&LastNameHere_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/31/04


Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 01:12:23 -0400

In news:35ac076f.0407300817.18f311f4@posting.google.com,
R.Padmakumar <paxi_9@yahoo.com> asked for help and I offered my suggestions
below:
> Hi,
>
> I am strugling with the following issue for the past 4 days with my
> dialup internet connection.
>
> For the past 4 days, when I try open any (valid) web page (after
> doing a successful internet connection) from my Windows 2000 operating
> system, the following message is displayed in my Internet Expolrer 6.
> The page cannot be displayed
> :
> :
> Cannot find server or DNS Error
> Internet Expolrer
>
> Also I couldnt retrive or send any emails from my Windows 2000 Outlook
> Express 6, which says the error message like it couldnt able to
> connect to the pop3 and smtp servers, even though the internet
> connection is existing.
>
> I didnt do any install/uninstall in my system for the past 3-4 weeks
> I am having all the latest security updates adviced by microsoft
> I am having the latest virus update in my Norton Antivirus corporate
> Edition
>
> After the problem occured
> 1. I re-created my dialup conection and with the new connection also i
> am getting the same problems.
> 2. I re-installed the TCP/IP and with the newly installed TCP/IP
> protocol, i am getting the same problems.
> 3. I am able to 'ping'/'tracert' all valid IPs
> 4. But I couldnt be able to ping domain names (eg. www.yahoo.com)
> 5. When I tried to 'nslookup', it says, it couldnt resolve the names
> of the DNS IPs provided by the ISP and also not able to locate the
> default DNS IP.
>
> What might be the possibe issue?
> I request you to help me.
>
> With Regards
> R.Padmakumar

I answered you in the other newsgroup for this post.

In the future it's to your benefit and ours if you had cross posted this,
and
not multi posted it. This way all you had to do was check just one of the
newsgroups you crossposted and you would have seen any responses posted from
any of the groups be sent to all that you cross posted. This way we can also
collaborate our efforts.

-- 
Regards,
Ace
Please direct all replies ONLY to the Microsoft public newsgroups
so all can benefit.
This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees
and confers no rights.
Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Windows Server - Directory Services
Security Is Like An Onion, It Has Layers
HAM AND EGGS: A day's work for a chicken;
A lifetime commitment for a pig.
-- 
=================================


Relevant Pages

  • Re: Joining to SBS 2003 domain
    ... To the Windows firewall question, you can configure the Windows firewall ... Deploying Windows Firewall Settings for Microsoft Windows XP with Service ... This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. ... newsgroups so that they can be resolved in an efficient and timely manner. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • RE: SP2 does not resolve Q330909
    ... only group which will be able to fix this problem is Microsoft. ... > support, I'll try the newsgroups... ... > Your Windows XP-based computer may not hibernate. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • virus
    ... Here are some instructions from Microsoft. ... "Windows must restart because the Remote Procedure Call ... Turn on your Internet Connection Firewall ... You can also configure Automatic Updates to automatically ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: Windows Update on 9 Jul problem
    ... MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 ... i could use the ping command to ping "google.com", ... i just couldnt use the perfectly OK internet connection for anything. ... fault lies with Microsoft, and Microsoft ONLY. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)
  • Re: To clarify the link for CWShredder Update
    ... I see that they are all MS public newsgroups but so have been all ... 98 community that there are still security patches needed for the platform. ... Please review the Microsoft Support ... Customers can "request security fixes for Windows 98, ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser)