Being a former ICafe owner, I have learned a lot of things regarding networking and troubleshooting computers. I learned it through the help of my fellow ICafe owners who are professionals and technically skilled in the field of computers. Through constant practice and acquired knowledge, I was able to man the business by myself with the aid of my eldest son JM, who is now a Professional IT
I will be creating a Networking 101 Category in this blog to share with you some of the basics in Computer Networking and troubleshooting as well.
The first topic that I will discuss is about DNS Problem.
What is DNS? It is a short name for Domain Name System (or Service or Server), an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses
DNS problems may stop you from being able to visit or open Web sites
Now, how to find out whether DNS is a potential culprit when you’re having trouble connecting to a site? You may follow these simple steps:
First: ping the site to which you cannot connect by issuing the ping command at the command prompt
Go to start – click run – (type) cmd – then click ok
A prompt box will open, type your website or just like this example:
ping www.notepadcorner.com
If it’s not, you’ll get a response like this:
Ping request could not find host.
Please check the name and try again.
If you ping a site and it’s live but you cannot connect to it with your browser, a DNS problem might be the reason.
Second: Check your DNS settings
Make sure your DNS settings are correct for your ISP or network. Usually, it is automatically obtained from your ISP or network administrator. If you have changed your DNS settings to use a service such as OpenDNS, or Google DNS for example, you might have entered them incorrectly. You’ll need to make sure that you’ve entered the DNS settings properly in your computer or in your router.
Here are the correct DNS service of the following:
Google Public DNS IP addresses
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4
Open DNS
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Third: To change DNS servers:
- Right click on the My Network Places icon on the desktop and select Properties. (If the icon is not available, go to Start menu | My Computer | My Network Places | View Network Connections.)
- Locate the network connection that is associated with your Internet connection. This may be labeled something like “Local Area Connection.” If you have more than one connection to choose from, be sure you determine the right one before proceeding.
- Right click on the appropriate connection and select Properties.
- In the list that appears under the General tab, double click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
- In the window that appears, you want to select the option: Use the following DNS server addresses, fill it up with your preferred DNS server
- Then press Ok out of all windows until you are back to the Network Connections window.
You can now open your web browser and browse to a website to see if it connects faster.
thanks for sharing. i'm your newest follower here. 🙂
This one is very helpful, thanks for sharing mommy joy.
This one is very helpful, thanks for sharing mommy joy.
i hope it can be of help to you Mona 🙂
thanks for following Mommy Rossel 🙂
this really a helpful post to those who have a problem with DNS, Thanks mamiJoy and Happy Birthday once again!
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Thanks for this post. This will help me in when doing a house network 🙂 keep it up..
thanks for this, simple networking troubleshoot but it helps a lot 🙂
Ms. Joy, now alam ko na panu ang DNS hehe. My staffs in the office are doing this for me and now, di na ako mauuto pa haha.
Salamat ng marami
You should add tutorial for vista OS. 🙂
I've learned also to our fellows in ULOP that if it ain't broke don't fix it, so minsan ko lang ginalaw dns ko ng magkaprob ang smart bro
wow! I've bookmarked you're site. I have to try doing it by myself as much as possible from now on so I don't have to wait for someone to solve pc/internet related problems. This is very helpful, Ms joy! and oh by the way this is my chance of extending my greetings.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, MS JOY !! 🙂 God bless po!
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This is really helpful, plan ko kasi magkaroon ng sariling internet cafe.. hehe
This is a great share. I first learn about configuring DNS when I SMARTBRO staff teach me when I can't open a single browser before.
This one can help others who has a problem in there DNS…. thanks for sharing…
you can also use the respective telco's dns like from globe, smartbro and pldt in addition you can use this too from pt and t 203.160.160.1 203.160.160.2
I have tried these several attempts before when I was still using a Globe Tattoo which always bungled its signal. I once referred my problem with the one who installed a "cheapy unlimited Globe internet connection" Every time when there's connection or signal, I did this DNS checking. I got tired. It's boring. Until I subscribed with Globe Broadband. Thanks, anyway. it's very informative.
ay ang galing! I will definitely try this! madalas pa naman pumapalya net connection ko these days!
that's a straightforward tutorial – should really be helpful
( i wish i could also continue my tutorial blogs…)