How to remove DNS settings of TCP/IP Properties?

[thenoo]

This is a question resulting from reading another thread and , since I wasn't involved in the thread , rather than "barge-in" with a separate input, I've started a separate thread so I can ask the question here.

My question was triggered by the following quote in the other thread :- quote inside quotation marks :-



"This sounds like a DNS vs Wins issue. When you ping your first name, you get a DNS resolution. When you do your nbtstat, you get a WINS resolution. One does not talk to the other to maintain their databases. When you ping the new name, you probably get a WINS resolution, which is why it works.

See if your DNS database has the first name in there. If you don't have DNS database access, do a nslookup or remove the DNS settings of your TCPIP properties and try again. "

My question :-

How do you remove DNS settings from TCP/IP Properties ?

 

[netmanrick]

What OS are you using?

Rick Harris
SC Dept of Motor Vehicles
Network Operations

 

[thenoo]

Sorry , should have mentioned that ! - its XP Pro SP2

 

[stussy]

I might be missing a very large point here, but I had to do this last night, was just properties of the connection > highlight tcp/ip > properties, cleared out all the settings, then put the radio button back to 'obtain automatically'.

Apologies if this is not what you meant!

 

[thenoo]

Reply to stussy

If you are referring to Network Connections>Local area Connection>Properties>TCP/IP>Properties and then click " Obtain IP ..DNS addresses automatically ...etc " then I have done that , thanks.

 

[Zen37]

If you are getting your address from a DHCP and you do not want to get the addresses for the DNS, leave the "Obtain an IP address automatically" on but select the "Use the following DNS server addresses" and put 1.1.1.1 and 1.1.1.2 as DNS addresses.

Actually, you can do the same if your address on your PC is static.

That will totally disable the DNS on your PC. But be careful, it will not disable name resolution if WINS is configured.

Or, a more drastic way to do it, you go into your services on your PC and disable the DNS Client service.

 

[thenoo]

Thanks Zen37.