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Why am I getting the DNS Lookup failed error very frequently these days?

Anonymous
2014-11-03T13:45:50+00:00

I face this problem in Chrome as well as IE.

The error is DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN.

Please help me here, what am I doing wrong?

Windows for home | Other | Internet and connectivity

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-11-09T12:15:12+00:00

    Hi,

    I apologize for the delay in response.

    The DNS lookup failed error is network issue and not an issue with Outlook.com.

    I suggest you to refer to the responses Marked as answer in the following thread which discusses a similar issue.

    Windows 7 DNS server not responding

    https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/eeb84518-903d-46d1-9398-80cf211878d7/windows-7-dns-server-not-responding?forum=w7itpronetworking

    Check if this helps in resolving the issue.

    Hope this information is helpful. Please reply with the results and if  you need further assistance or have any other queries regarding Windows, we are here to help you.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-11-04T13:02:47+00:00

    For what's it worth: My brother who uses the same WiFi network at work as I do, faces the DNS error problem too, although, on other websites. He doesn't use outlook.com. So maybe this is not an outlook.com centric problem after all. (Although, for me this problem still occurs, but only for outlook.com)

    Any leads would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-11-04T12:33:16+00:00

    My ISP is BSNL (India).

    The domain for my email address is outlook.com.

    Accessing outlook.com via browser.

    No Mobile device on the account.

    The DNS configuration in my ADSL Router is 'automatic'.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-11-04T12:07:34+00:00

    VA

    Who is your ISP?

    What domain is your email address?

    How are you accessing your mail (browser, email client, pop, etc)

    Do you have a mobile device on the account?

    What are you using for DNS (your isp, Google, or something else)?

    etc

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-11-04T11:56:58+00:00

    Sure, I can provide more info. Can you elaborate a bit and ask for something specific so that I can supply the same? Thanks.

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