Cannot find dns server error

**jester12341** · May 3rd, 2012, 05:10 PM

So once ever 1-2 hours my internet turns off and says unable to find dns server. The only way ive found to fix this is by removing router and modem powerplugs and then going to my router website and status DHCP release then renew. It's rather annoying but it works but i want to fix this so I can play games without being disconnected. When I go to my router website it has 0.0.0.0.0 on Static DNS1 and Static DNS2 when it's not working, but it will have numbers when it does work

**Taxmancometh** · May 3rd, 2012, 05:31 PM

Go into your router and manually enter the DNS servers. Try OpenDNS's.

208.67.222.222

208.67.220.220

**Taxmancometh** · May 3rd, 2012, 05:34 PM

BTW- What model and brand is the router? Someone may ask you to do an IPconfig/all in Command prompt and post that here.

**jester12341** · May 3rd, 2012, 05:59 PM

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : mocha
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168C(P)/8111C(P) PCI-E
igabit Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-24-8C-33-E3-6F
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.116.2.50
24.116.2.34
24.116.2.50
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, May 03, 2012 3:40:27 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, May 05, 2012 3:40:27 PM
this is all that came up doing ipconfig /all and the router model BEFSR41 linksys. I think I may of fixed it by inputing the static DNS server numbers when the internet works in manually. I'll see if it does.

**Taxmancometh** · May 3rd, 2012, 07:02 PM

I hope it works too.

**GroundZero3** · May 4th, 2012, 08:56 AM

The static DNS section, is that what its reporting its getting from the ISP or is that just a configuration area where you can put your own in?

**jester12341** · May 4th, 2012, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by GroundZero3

The static DNS section, is that what its reporting its getting from the ISP or is that just a configuration area where you can put your own in?

What it's getting from my ISP, but there is a section where you can plug in your own and I just copied the DNS Server number I would of gotten if the internet is working.

**GroundZero3** · May 4th, 2012, 10:11 AM

Hrm do you have the latest firmware installed on your router? This also could be the sign of your router showing its age and maybe need to be replaced.

**jester12341** · May 4th, 2012, 11:26 AM

Yeah it's updated to the latest firmware, and yeah it hasnt done it yet but if it continues i will be replacing it.

**paul9** · May 4th, 2012, 08:12 PM

My modem/router was keep throwing me off the net with DNS errors. I had tried reboots from the configuration page and I had tried power off resets, but it didn't help any. I then tried the reset button in the back, and even though it was already on the original ISP supplied configuration (apart from perhaps the wireless channel) it has worked much better since the reset. Not perfect, but a massive improvement. I wasn't expecting any result from that reset button, but was surprised by what I got.