Hi
You can also try one of the public DNS servers (they are vey good).
Example 4.2.2.2 and 4.2.2.3
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).
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>> Hello,
>>
>> When I use nslookup I get the error:
>>
>> *** Can't find server name for address 192.168.3.1: Non-existent
>> domain *** Default servers are not available
>> Server: UnKnown
>> Address: 192.168.3.1
>>
>> 192.168.3.1 is my gateway's address (the router)
>>
>> I have my TCP/IP settings to automatically fetch both my IP and
>> the DNS servers.
>>
>> Doing some searching on the net some people say I need to create a
>> PTR record for this reverse lookup - but I can't figure out how to
>> do this. One article says there should be a DNS Management tool
>> under Control Panel -> Administrative Tools but I do not have
>> this...
>>
>> How do I resolve this?
>>
>> WinXP SP3
>>
>>
>
> When your router obtains its IP address from your Modem, it should
> also obtain your ISP's DNS server address from your ISP as well. It
> is not unusual, then, for the modem to give out its own local IP
> address as the DNS server because the router will simply forward the
> DNS request to the real DNS server.
>
> My approach would be first to disconnect all the LAN connections from
> your router then disconnect the power plug to the router for a few
> seconds. Then reconnect power, wait about 1/2 minute, then reconnect
> your LAN connections. (ie cycle power and reset your router).
>
> If that doesn't work, you can find your ISP's DNS Server addresses
> from the help pages of your ISP's website and manually enter that
> address in your network configuration. That should get you going
> until you can discover why your router is not handling DNS properly.
>
> HTH,
> John
>
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