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Windows reports 0.0.0.0 as DNS server

Anonymous
2012-10-01T21:17:22+00:00

Windows 7 Home Premium

I've tried two routers because I am getting errors like Page not found in Web browser and errors for email etc. I've traced this to the DHCP dns server being 0.0.0.0 by using IPconfig /all. To get around this I am using a LAN cable and manually configured TCP/IP v4 settings. How do I fix this properly so I can use wireless and DHCP settings.

Thanks,

J.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-10-12T03:54:09+00:00

    Thanks,

    I've left the LAN setting as static. If  I use DHCP (Dynamic) Windows 7 internet access works for a few minutes (maybe an hour) then the DNS server reverts to 0.0.0.0. The fix I can find is to use static settings. I've tried two different routers.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-10-02T00:42:45+00:00

    It's on the computer side, not the ISP side. The router is the DHCP server and DNS server for the local LAN. If you were talking about dial-up or a USB broadband modem (no router) then you would be correct. For example the gateway is 192.168.1.1 and the DNS server is 192.168.1.1 but Windows 7 is reporting the gateway as 192.168.1.1 and the DNS server as 0.0.0.0.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-10-01T23:51:17+00:00

    Contact Your ISP for the correct IP's of their DNS & DHCp servers.  Those are where you point your router.

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