DNS problem (ADSL)?

[Peter]

Hi,

After weeks struggling with this problem and consulting some dutch
newsgroups maybe here someone can help.

Setup:
- Modem/router Allied Data Copperjet 810
- Router US-Robotics
- 1 pc with Win 95
- 2 pc's with Win XP
- 1 dualboot pc with Win 2000 and Linux (SuSE)

Browsing the internet works on all except under Win 2000. Pinging from this
pc to an ip-adress works fine, but pinging to a name (ie GOOGLE.COM) gives
"unknown host". But then pinging an other pc in the network by ip-adress AND
by name works fine.

All pc's have setting "Automatic ip-adress" and "Automatic DNS-server".
Output of command ipconfig /all gives on XP-pc's and W95 pc's (with
winipcfg) nicely an ip-adress given bij the US-Robotics router. Only the
W2000 pc gives a very strange ip-adress wich even isn't in the range of
ip-adresses from the USR-router.

I have allready searched Microsofts Knowledge base. There is a huge lot of
information there but everything I tried didn't help.

Can somebody please point me in the right direction to resolve this problem.
(I don't want to re-install Windows.)

Thanks,
Peter

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP]]

In Peter <[email protected]> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
: Hi,
:
: After weeks struggling with this problem and consulting some dutch
: newsgroups maybe here someone can help.
:
: Setup:
: - Modem/router Allied Data Copperjet 810
: - Router US-Robotics
: - 1 pc with Win 95
: - 2 pc's with Win XP
: - 1 dualboot pc with Win 2000 and Linux (SuSE)
:
: Browsing the internet works on all except under Win 2000. Pinging
: from this pc to an ip-adress works fine, but pinging to a name (ie
: GOOGLE.COM) gives "unknown host". But then pinging an other pc in the
: network by ip-adress AND by name works fine.
:
: All pc's have setting "Automatic ip-adress" and "Automatic
: DNS-server". Output of command ipconfig /all gives on XP-pc's and W95
: pc's (with winipcfg) nicely an ip-adress given bij the US-Robotics
: router. Only the W2000 pc gives a very strange ip-adress wich even
: isn't in the range of ip-adresses from the USR-router.
:
: I have allready searched Microsofts Knowledge base. There is a huge
: lot of information there but everything I tried didn't help.
:
: Can somebody please point me in the right direction to resolve this
: problem. (I don't want to re-install Windows.)
:
: Thanks,
: Peter

Post the ipconfig /all from the Win2k.

 

[Peter]

In Peter <[email protected]> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
: Hi,
:
: After weeks struggling with this problem and consulting some dutch
: newsgroups maybe here someone can help.
:
: Setup:
: - Modem/router Allied Data Copperjet 810
: - Router US-Robotics
: - 1 pc with Win 95
: - 2 pc's with Win XP
: - 1 dualboot pc with Win 2000 and Linux (SuSE)
:
: Browsing the internet works on all except under Win 2000. Pinging
: from this pc to an ip-adress works fine, but pinging to a name (ie
: GOOGLE.COM) gives "unknown host". But then pinging an other pc in the
: network by ip-adress AND by name works fine.
:
: All pc's have setting "Automatic ip-adress" and "Automatic
: DNS-server". Output of command ipconfig /all gives on XP-pc's and W95
: pc's (with winipcfg) nicely an ip-adress given bij the US-Robotics
: router. Only the W2000 pc gives a very strange ip-adress wich even
: isn't in the range of ip-adresses from the USR-router.
:
: I have allready searched Microsofts Knowledge base. There is a huge
: lot of information there but everything I tried didn't help.
:
: Can somebody please point me in the right direction to resolve this
: problem. (I don't want to re-install Windows.)
:
: Thanks,
: Peter

Post the ipconfig /all from the Win2k.

Here's the one from the Win2k (the "faulty" one):
C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : roro-pc
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810X Family PCI
Fast
Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-A7-14-AC-37
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.178.189
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :


And here's the one from a XP pc:

D:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP-configuratie

Host-naam . . . . . . . . . . . .: isl-pc
Primair DNS-achtervoegsel. . . . .:
Knooppunttype: . . . . . . . . . .: onbekend
IP-routering ingeschakeld. . . . .: nee
WINS-proxy ingeschakeld . . . . . : nee

Ethernet-adapter Draadloze netwerkverbinding:

Verbindingsspec. DNS-achtervoegsel:
Beschrijving . . . . . . . . . . .:
U.S. Robotics 802.11g Wireless Turbo Adapter
Fysiek adres. . . . . . . . . . . : 00-C0-49-CC-4A-FB
DHCP ingeshakeld. . . . . . . . . : ja
Autom. configuratie ingeschakeld. : ja
IP-adres. . . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.102
Subnetmasker. . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Standaardgateway. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254
DHCP-server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254
DNS-servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254
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Lease verlopen . . . . . . . . . : zaterdag 10 januari 2004
11:30:09

Ethernet-adapter LAN-verbinding:

Status van medium . . . . . . . . : medium ontkoppeld
Beschrijving . . . . . . . . . . .:
Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
Fysiek adres. . . . . . . . . . . : 00-10-A7-14-AF-70


At this moment it works via a wireless lan configuration. It also worked via
a normal NIC (see last for lines here above).

Peter

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP]]

In Peter <[email protected]> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
::
:
: Here's the one from the Win2k (the "faulty" one):
: C:\>ipconfig /all
:
: Windows 2000 IP Configuration
:
: Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : roro-pc
: Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
: Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
: IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
: WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
:
: Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
:
: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
: Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810X
: Family PCI Fast
: Ethernet NIC
: Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-A7-14-AC-37
: DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
: Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
: Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.178.189
: Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
: Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
: DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :
:
This NIC is using APIPA number, this is assigned by Windows when it is
configured to use DHCP but it is unable to contact a DHCP server.

You may have a bad NIC or bad cable. You may try connecting this machine to
a known good cable.
If that does not work use the hardware wizard to remove this NIC from the
system and check "show hidden devices" to make sure all copies of the driver
are removed then restart the system to reinstall this NIC.