XP not using DNS?

WinXP Pro with static IP address, can ping by IP address, cannot ping
(or do anything else) by DNS name. DNS servers are set correctly
(and work on other computers on subnet). I can see Windows shares
on the subnet. No firewalls. Had worked for at least a year, disappeared
suddenly.

nslookup <some address> tells me
*** Can't find server name for address <primary DNS server IP address>: No
response from server.
*** Can't find server name for address <secondary DNS server IP address>: No
response from server.
*** Default servers are not available.
Server: UnKnown
Address: <primary DNS server IP address>

I've tried "netsh int ip reset" and run through MS KBA 314067 to no avail.

I'd appreciate any thoughts.

Thanks,
Sandy

On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 16:29:38 -0400, "Sandy" <shew.1@osu.edu> wrote:

>WinXP Pro with static IP address, can ping by IP address, cannot ping
>(or do anything else) by DNS name. DNS servers are set correctly
>(and work on other computers on subnet). I can see Windows shares
>on the subnet. No firewalls. Had worked for at least a year, disappeared
>suddenly.
>
>nslookup <some address> tells me
>*** Can't find server name for address <primary DNS server IP address>: No
>response from server.
>*** Can't find server name for address <secondary DNS server IP address>: No
>response from server.
>*** Default servers are not available.
>Server: UnKnown
>Address: <primary DNS server IP address>
>
>I've tried "netsh int ip reset" and run through MS KBA 314067 to no avail.
>
>I'd appreciate any thoughts.
>
>Thanks,
>Sandy

Sandy,

Was "netsh int ip reset" the entire command?
<http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=299357>

Command usage

netsh int ip reset [log_file_name]
To run the command successfully, you must specify a log file name where actions
taken by netsh will be recorded. For example, type either of the examples that
are listed in the "Command samples" section at a command prompt to reset the
TCP/IP stack on a system and to record the actions that were taken in the log
file, Resetlog.txt. The first sample creates the log file in the current
directory, while the second sample demonstrates the use of a path where the log
will be created. In either case, where the specified log file already exists,
the new log will be appended to the end of the existing file.
Command samples

netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt
netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt

I wonder if you have a Winsock problem.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811259

Can you ping the DNS servers?

Download LSP-Fix and WinsockXPFIx from <http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

I take it you tried to Telnet to Yahoo.com? Obviously.. So
I had this problem once. It turned out to be a virus. There
is one out there that will block your ports. If you can
Ping an IP but you can not telnet to that IP then you
probably have that virus.

>-----Original Message-----
>On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 16:29:38 -0400, "Sandy" <shew.1@osu.
edu> wrote:
>
>>WinXP Pro with static IP address, can ping by IP address,
cannot ping
>>(or do anything else) by DNS name. DNS servers are set
correctly
>>(and work on other computers on subnet). I can see
Windows shares
>>on the subnet. No firewalls. Had worked for at least a
year, disappeared
>>suddenly.
>>
>>nslookup <some address> tells me
>>*** Can't find server name for address <primary DNS
server IP address>: No
>>response from server.
>>*** Can't find server name for address <secondary DNS
server IP address>: No
>>response from server.
>>*** Default servers are not available.
>>Server: UnKnown
>>Address: <primary DNS server IP address>
>>
>>I've tried "netsh int ip reset" and run through MS KBA
314067 to no avail.
>>
>>I'd appreciate any thoughts.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Sandy
>
>Sandy,
>
>Was "netsh int ip reset" the entire command?
><http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=299357>
>
>Command usage
>
>netsh int ip reset [log_file_name]
>To run the command successfully, you must specify a log
file name where actions
>taken by netsh will be recorded. For example, type either
of the examples that
>are listed in the "Command samples" section at a command
prompt to reset the
>TCP/IP stack on a system and to record the actions that
were taken in the log
>file, Resetlog.txt. The first sample creates the log file
in the current
>directory, while the second sample demonstrates the use of
a path where the log
>will be created. In either case, where the specified log
file already exists,
>the new log will be appended to the end of the existing
file.
>Command samples
>
>netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt
>netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt
>
>I wonder if you have a Winsock problem.
>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811259
>
>Can you ping the DNS servers?
>
>Download LSP-Fix and WinsockXPFIx from <http://www.cexx.
org/lspfix.htm>
>
>Cheers,
>Chuck
>Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a
bad thing.
>.
>