DNS Server Error message

[Rhinob001]

I have a PC connected to the network that will not get onto a particular site on the internet. It can get onto everything else fine but always times out on this site and then comes up with the error message. I've taken off a load of downloaded banners and free programmes as the person using this seems to be a download freak. Could it be something that they have downloaded that has changed a setting somewhere? The TCP/IP properties are exactly the same as all the other PC's

 

[FaiTHLeSS]

Check the hosts file located on their computer to see if it has been edited its in windir\system32\drives\etc

Also try running a spyware program such as spybot you can get it here

http://www.spybot.info

 

[threadgills]

Rhinob001

I also had this problem and did the host and spyware thing to no avail. I finally called my ISP who had me run the following commands: (I run XP so the commands may differ from the O/S that you're using)

Start--run--type in cmd, enter.
type in "prompt c:\" without the ""
At the C:\ Type in ipconfig /dnsflush - press enter
at the c:\ Type in ipconfig /registerdns - press enter
at the c:\ type in netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt - press enter
Reboot computer

This resets TCP/IP in windowsXP and fixed my problem.

Here's the support site from Microsoft:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q299357&

Hope this helps.

 

[ChrisAC]

flushdns .. not dnsflush.

Options:
/? Display this help message
/all Display full configuration information.
/release Release the IP address for the specified adapter.
/renew Renew the IP address for the specified adapter.
/flushdns Purges the DNS Resolver cache.
/registerdns Refreshes all DHCP leases and re-registers DNS names
/displaydns Display the contents of the DNS Resolver Cache.
/showclassid Displays all the dhcp class IDs allowed for adapter.
/setclassid Modifies the dhcp class id.

Chris.


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Chris Andrew, CCNA, CCSA
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