Router annoying me...

Hi All,

Can anyone shed light on the following problem when attempting to run the
'repair' opition for a wired LAN connection:

Error message:
The following steps of the repair operation failed: Purging the DNS cache.

The router is acting as the DHCP server and is handing out addresses OK.
When I check its statistics table it lists the connected puters as 'unknown'
previously it resolved them to their correct names.

Any ideas ??

Thanks,

Neil

"Neil" <me@home.com> wrote in message
news:c9s2ee$262l$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
> Hi All,
>
> Can anyone shed light on the following problem when attempting to run the
> 'repair' opition for a wired LAN connection:
>
> Error message:
> The following steps of the repair operation failed: Purging the DNS cache.
>
> The router is acting as the DHCP server and is handing out addresses OK.
> When I check its statistics table it lists the connected puters as
'unknown'
> previously it resolved them to their correct names.
>
> Any ideas ??
>
> Thanks,
>
> Neil
>
>



Is the DNS client service running?

Start | Run | enter "services.msc";
Look for DNS client.

If it's stopped, try starting it.
To start it at boot-time, double-click it, and set it's startup type to
Automatic.

--
Best Regards,
Ron Lowe
MS-MVP Windows Networking

Thanks Ron,

The dns client service is running but still the problem exists.....

Any further thoughts ??

Neil




"Ron Lowe" <ron-msng@{d.e.l.e.t.e.}lowe-family.me.uk> wrote in message
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> "Neil" <me@home.com> wrote in message
> news:c9s2ee$262l$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Can anyone shed light on the following problem when attempting to run
the
> > 'repair' opition for a wired LAN connection:
> >
> > Error message:
> > The following steps of the repair operation failed: Purging the DNS
cache.
> >
> > The router is acting as the DHCP server and is handing out addresses OK.
> > When I check its statistics table it lists the connected puters as
> 'unknown'
> > previously it resolved them to their correct names.
> >
> > Any ideas ??
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Neil
> >
> >
>
>
>
> Is the DNS client service running?
>
> Start | Run | enter "services.msc";
> Look for DNS client.
>
> If it's stopped, try starting it.
> To start it at boot-time, double-click it, and set it's startup type to
> Automatic.
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Ron Lowe
> MS-MVP Windows Networking
>
>

Again,

Foiled by the illogical step of not closing other software when
investigating problems.
Zone Alarm was set to disallow Windows Explorer access to the internet.

Allowing access solves the DNS purge problem.....

Another lesson learnt.

Cheers,

Neil


"Neil" <me@home.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks Ron,
>
> The dns client service is running but still the problem exists.....
>
> Any further thoughts ??
>
> Neil
>
>
>
>
> "Ron Lowe" <ron-msng@{d.e.l.e.t.e.}lowe-family.me.uk> wrote in message
> news:%231OHpmuSEHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > "Neil" <me@home.com> wrote in message
> > news:c9s2ee$262l$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > Can anyone shed light on the following problem when attempting to run
> the
> > > 'repair' opition for a wired LAN connection:
> > >
> > > Error message:
> > > The following steps of the repair operation failed: Purging the DNS
> cache.
> > >
> > > The router is acting as the DHCP server and is handing out addresses
OK.
> > > When I check its statistics table it lists the connected puters as
> > 'unknown'
> > > previously it resolved them to their correct names.
> > >
> > > Any ideas ??
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Neil
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > Is the DNS client service running?
> >
> > Start | Run | enter "services.msc";
> > Look for DNS client.
> >
> > If it's stopped, try starting it.
> > To start it at boot-time, double-click it, and set it's startup type to
> > Automatic.
> >
> > --
> > Best Regards,
> > Ron Lowe
> > MS-MVP Windows Networking
> >
> >
>
>