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Set public DNS server on work PC, can no longer authenticate with domain controller
As in topic title, I have a domain account with admin privileges to the particular PC I use.
I'm an idiot, and when some addresses wouldn't resolve thought I'd try changing DNS server.
Obviously ...
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nslookup does not resolve hostname into IP address
I have a Windows 7 machine on which I have a shared folder. I also have an all-in-one printer/scanner, and I'm trying to set up its scanner functionality to deposit scanned files into the shared ...
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Force Windows to forget DNS server
My home network does not support IPv6. If I connect to one that does, and then go home, Windows keeps trying that DNS6 server until it times out. I've tried
ipconfig /release6
but it doesn't work. ...
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All browsers regularly hang connecting to websites. Internet confirmed working perfectly
Multiple times per hour my browser will just hang for 30+ seconds when connecting to any website. Tested with IE, Firefox and Chrome.
My computer is running Windows 7 and i have a Cisco VPN ...
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Why does it take couple of seconds for DNS resolver to find .local domain specified in etc/hosts
(Running Windows 7) This is one of the entries I have in my Windows' etc/hosts file
127.0.0.1 localhost mysite.mike mysite.local
First I noticed that my browser takes always 2.01-2.04s (so 2 seconds)...
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Find Windows DNS info?
It's possible to change the DNS server using Control Panel and cmd, but is there a file which contains the DNS IP addresses?
Can we manually modify the DNS IPs using a notepad or something?
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computer doesn't show in dns but can ping
what is this error? i am going to update group policy. Unable to find any Issue.
C:\Users\administrator.TOROID>gpupdate /force
Updating Policy...
User policy could not be updated successfully. ...
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Host file or DNS cache first in windows
When there is a DNS query, what do windows checks first - host file or DNS cache ? In linux I can change my preference using nsswitch.conf. Is there something similar in windows.
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Intermittent DNS problems
I have intermittent DNS issues running Windows 7. I tried switching ports on my modem, switching cables and it didn't work. I have Google's DNS servers configured. I'm sure this only happens on my PC ...
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connecting to a domain controller / when logging into computer
When I am login into my computer, I can see that it is joined to a domain ->
company.local
So I am thinking well, company.local will be resolvable by an internal DNS to a domain controller's IP, so ...
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how will DNS work under this circumstance (when no domain name specified)
Supposingly there is a host/server in the network with FQDN as "host1.example.com"
Can i know what will happen when i on another workstation, do a
"ping host1" assuming that host1 is not recorded ...
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DNS queries timing out
When I try to perform a name server lookup from the command prompt it times out with the following message:
nslookup www.google.de
DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
Server: UnKnown
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logging into domain - windows active directory - how it works
when we login into windows which is connected to a domain, we specify
domain\userid
(e.g. companya\usera)
I believe the domain should resolve to the IP of the Active Directory ?
What if the ...
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Windows 7 - Can't access UNC Shares but can Ping and RDP
I have an odd problem with one machine out of 90.
Win 7 x64 SP1, working fine previously. Joined to domain and able to access mapped drives on file server.
This morning, user has IP from DHCP server,...
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Unable to access shared folder in Win 7 homegroup via IP address
I have 3 Win-7 64 bit machines in a homegroup. MAC addressing enabled on the router. Machine A, B and C.
All are in a homegroup. I want to share a folder on machine B to the rest of the group so I ...
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