dns request timed out

[spawn1980]

I am running windows xp home
Internet is Comcast Cable Arris Modem
Router D-Link Dir655 (I disabled the router Dhcp server

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\user>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : user
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : x.x.comcast.net.

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : x.x.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-7n-h5-7a-x-x
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.196
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, December 23, 2008 5:12:03 P
M
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, December 24, 2008 5:12:03
PM

C:\Documents and Settings\user>nslookup
DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
*** Can't find server name for address 192.168.0.1: Timed out
*** Default servers are not available
Default Server: UnKnown
Address: 192.168.0.1

> www.windrivers.com
Server: UnKnown
Address: 192.168.0.1

DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www2.windrivers.com
Address: 63.236.73.232
Aliases: www.windrivers.com

>

[NooNoo]

Check in the router configuration, is it picking up the ip address from the cable modem ok? Did you disable dhcp as a permanent thing or just for troubleshooting?

[Matridom]

I would re-enable the DHCP on the router, your windows configuration is set to use DHCP, so turning it off can cause more problems. Secondly, i would power cycle the router, that will sometimes clear up the DNS issue. Finally, baring all that, Windows gives you the option to manually assign DNS but leave the IP set to DHCP. Log into the router and obtain the IP address of the ISP's DNS server and assign that manually in your windows configuration

[spawn1980]

This is my router settings and dhcp settings below and I turn on back dhcp in my router.



DHCP Server Settings

Use this section to configure the built-in DHCP Server to assign IP addresses to the computers on your network.

Enable DHCP Server:

DHCP IP Address Range: to 192.168.0.100 - 192.168.0.600

DHCP Lease Time: 1440 (minutes)

Always broadcast: Yes (compatibility for some DHCP Clients)
BELOW is Grayed out

NetBIOS announcement:

Learn NetBIOS from WAN:

NetBIOS Scope: (optional)

NetBIOS node type : Broadcast only (use when no WINS servers configured)

Point-to-Point (no broadcast)

Mixed-mode (Broadcast then Point-to-Point)

Hybrid (Point-to-Point then Broadcast)

Primary WINS IP Address:

Secondary WINS IP Address:


WAN

Connection Type : DHCP Client

QoS Engine : Active

Cable Status : Connected

DNS Status : Online

Network Status : Established

Connection Up Time : 0 Day 0 Hour 04 Min 31 Sec



MAC Address : 00:34:u8:2s:x:x

Authentication & Security :

IP Address : 68.56.x.x

Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway : 68.56.x.x

Primary DNS Server : 68.87.x.x

Secondary DNS Server : 68.87.xx.x
LAN

MAC Address : 00:5f:s6:k8:x:x

IP Address : 192.168.0.1

Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0

Auto IP Address: 0.0.0.0

Default Gateway : 0.0.0.0

Primary DNS Server : 0.0.0.0

Secondary DNS Server : 0.0.0.0

DHCP Server : Enabled
Wireless LAN

Wireless Radio : Enabled

802.11 Mode : Mixed 802.11n, 802.11g and 802.11b

Channel Width : 40MHz

Channel : 1

Secondary Channel : 5

WISH : Active

Wi-Fi Protected Setup : Enabled/Configured

[NooNoo]

So your router is set as the gateway and Primary DNS Server : 68.87.x.x
Secondary DNS Server : 68.87.x.x are at the router, so your client pcs should be picking up these settings via dhcp.

What does ipconfig /all look like now?

[spawn1980]

So your router is set as the gateway and Primary DNS Server : 68.87.x.x
Secondary DNS Server : 68.87.x.x are at the router, so your client pcs should be picking up these settings via dhcp.

What does ipconfig /all look like now?

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\user>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : user
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : x.x.comcast.net.

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : x.x.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-7n-h5-7a-x-x
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.196
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, December 24, 2008 5:40:46
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, December 25, 2008 5:40:46
PM

C:\Documents and Settings\EpIcStAr>

[NooNoo]

Looks good... so maybe you have a winsock problem... have a read here reset winsock - it does no harm to reset and reset tcp/ip if it doesn't work after a reboot.

[spawn1980]

I will try the WinSock XP Fix program now and post back results.

[spawn1980]

OK looks like the results are still the same.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\user>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : user
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : x.x.comcast.net.

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : x.x.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-7n-h5-7a-x-x
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.197
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, December 24, 2008 7:32:58
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, December 25, 2008 7:32:58
PM

C:\Documents and Settings\user>nslookup
DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
*** Can't find server name for address 192.168.0.1: Timed out
*** Default servers are not available
Default Server: UnKnown
Address: 192.168.0.1

> www.windrivers.com
Server: UnKnown
Address: 192.168.0.1

DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www2.windrivers.com
Address: 63.236.73.232
Aliases: www.windrivers.com

>

[NooNoo]

Then you have a firewall blocking the port or a net nasty...

[NooNoo]

wait, it's resolving the ip of windrivers... did you flush dns first?

[spawn1980]

wait, it's resolving the ip of windrivers... did you flush dns first?

I ran cmd C:\>ipconfig /flushdns

then nslookup

C:\Documents and Settings\user>nslookup
DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
*** Can't find server name for address 192.168.0.1: Timed out
*** Default servers are not available
Default Server: UnKnown
Address: 192.168.0.1

> www.windrivers.com
Server: UnKnown
Address: 192.168.0.1

DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www2.windrivers.com
Address: 63.236.73.232
Aliases: www.windrivers.com

I think I'm going insane for Christmas because of this problem

[NooNoo]

What happens if you put the dns server addresses in the tcp/ip property page on the client?

[spawn1980]

Do you mean putting 192.168.0.1 in the preferred dns server

[spawn1980]

Merry christmas to all .