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Why is 'ping' unable to resolve a name when 'nslookup' works fine?
On my Windows XP workstation, I can find the machine I want to connect to in DNS with nslookup:
nslookup wolfman
Server: dns.company.com
Address: 192.168.1.38
Name: wolfman.company.com
Address: 192....
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How do I alias a hostname in windows?
Same question as How to alias a hostname?
but for windows, particularly windows 7
I don't want to specify an ip address (hosts file) just an alias so that \\mylaptop points to \\longcomputername and ...
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Why can't my Browser resolve host, but ping and nslookup can?
I'm a bit stumped by this problem. My machine can ping google.com and www.google.com successfully. I get correct ips like 74.125..
When I try to go to google in Firefox or IE or Chrome, I get a ...
Gregm
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Using specific dns server for specific domains
I use unblock-us.com dns servers at work to access to pandora.com. Our company is using lots of *.mycompany.internal domains for company stuff. Of course unblock-us can't resolve them and I'm really ...
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What is Connection-specific DNS Suffix
I am reading the output of Windows 10 cmd ipconfig /all.
There is one field which I cannot understand and cannot find it on Google which is. I am living in a dorm and I am connected to its network.
...
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Explain output of ipconfig /displaydns
Can you please tell me what each field of the Windows command
ipconfig /displaydns
means please?
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nslookup returns the right IP, ping still goes to the wrong ip
Ok, so here's the setup. Laptop is connected to our company VPN (Juniper Network Connect 7.2.0). There are two DNS Search suffix's (domain1.com, domain2.local). From that laptop, while connected, ...
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DNS not working in Bash (Ubuntu) on Windows using VPN
I've just started testing out "Bash on Ubuntu on Windows", and I like it!
Just, the problem is that I need to use VPN in order to access our backend and developer servers. And when trying to (for ...
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How do debug DNS name resolution? (nslookup works, but telnet doesn't)
I'm trying to connect to a website:
http://superuser.com.sixxs.org
i can ping the address:
C:\Users\Ian>ping /6 superuser.com.sixxs.org
Pinging ipv6.nginx.sixxs.net [2001:838:2:1::30:67] with ...
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Can DHCP provide DNS addresses when IP is static?
In Windows, when I select static IP (instead of DHCP-assigned one) I have to enter the IP address for DNS servers. Is there a way to manually set IP address yet obtain the DNS addresses from the DHCP ...
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Why does adding both private and public DNS servers in Windows cause unexpected behavior?
I have two DNS servers configured under network settings in Windows:
Preferred DNS server: My DNS server
Alternate DNS server: Public DNS provided by ISP
While I am opening an intranet site, which ...
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how to clear Window DNS cache
My router reset and my ip address changed. DynDNS was updated with the new address automatically. But windows still pings the old address.
How do I clear the DNS cache in Windows Vista?
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Why does my internet connection fail intermittently?
On my laptop, my internet connection fails now and again. I'll go to a web page (Let's say Google) and I'll get page not found. I'll then sit and press F5 to refresh the page until eventually after a ...
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Maximum number of DNS servers in Windows
What is the maximum of nameservers one can enter in Windows? Are there differences in different versions? Linux has a maximum of three, which is set in /usr/include/resolv.h:
# define MAXNS ...
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How to totally clear Windows7 DNS cache?
The command ipconfig /flushdns does not clear all entries.
Check using ipconfig /displaydns on your side.
Here I still have some entries I can’t clear.
Does someone know how to erase all?
Thanks.
Sven