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'ipconfig /registerdns' in the command line yields 'This operation requires elevation' please help!

Anonymous
2011-09-23T22:35:53+00:00

I have intermittent and slow internet. Usually no problem is detected but occasionally it comes up with 'problem with device or DNS server' I have tried help on other forums. When I try 'ipconfig /registerdns' in the command line I get the message 'This operation requires evelvation' please help! Someone else mentioned about doing something to do with MAC on the router page?

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-09-24T00:16:25+00:00

    As far as needing elevated privileges, you need to run the command window as an administrator.

    Click Start or tap the  key and type cmd then hit Ctrl+Shift+Enter. Acknowledge the UAC confirmation and provide credentials if necessary. A command window with elevated privileges will open.

    As far as your DNS server is concerned, you do not have to use the one supplied by your ISP. Set the router's primary and secondary DNSto any known good DNS server, preferably a minimum number of hops from your IP address. Set your DHCP to pass this setting along along to the addresses it hands out or use itself as the primary DNS if that capability exits. Any requests will simply be passed upstream to the router's DNS.

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-09-24T19:52:23+00:00

    ... ipconfig /registerdns ... The default gateway is not available ...

       vs.

    ... I forgot to mention I need instruction in layman terms ...

    These statements are incompatible. Reset your router to factory defaults and change the password. Set the WAN according to the configuration that your ISP gave you if it doesn't pick it up automatically just from plugging it into your outside connection. If router has wireless and you need it, set that up with WPA encryption (recommended), MAC address filtering (strictly optional) and hide the SSID (optional). Make sure that DHCP is enabled so computers will connect automatically.

    That''s all it takes to have a reasonably secure and stable internet connection at home. Stability will of course rely heavily on your ISP and the connection to your house.

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-09-24T18:34:52+00:00

    Thank you for the elevated privileges instructions. I still have the intermittent internet problem. I forgot to mention I need instruction in layman terms i.e. using a different DNS? Also running troobleshoot on internet now yields 'The default gateway is not available' although it says it has fixed this. Please help!

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