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Title: Unknown server in Command prompt
Post by: Imran619 on January 08, 2010, 07:59:41 AM

Is there anyway i can solve this?

Title: Re: Unknown server in Command prompt
Post by: patio on January 08, 2010, 08:05:56 AM

Not without more information...no.

Title: Re: Unknown server in Command prompt
Post by: Imran619 on January 08, 2010, 09:38:16 AM

well its says

 nslookup ping

server: unknown
adress:192.168.1.1

*** Unknown can't find ping: non existent domain.

Title: Re: Unknown server in Command prompt
Post by: Salmon Trout on January 08, 2010, 09:45:54 AM

You are asking your name server to resolve the name "ping"? What do you suppose that will do?

Anyhow, the reason for the "unknown" name for your dns server is that there is no PTR record for 192.168.1.1.in-addr.arpa. Without a reverse lookup zone configured you will see this error. To resolve it, create a reverse lookup zone on your DNS server.

Title: Re: Unknown server in Command prompt
Post by: Imran619 on January 08, 2010, 10:21:12 AM

Oh ok, sorry but how do it? im not very familiar with DNS server and that sort of stuff

Thanks :)

Title: Re: Unknown server in Command prompt
Post by: Salmon Trout on January 08, 2010, 10:27:26 AM

If you are network admin look in server manual or documentation. If not, contact your network admin or ISP. But if you are getting DNS why worry?

Title: Re: Unknown server in Command prompt
Post by: Imran619 on January 08, 2010, 11:24:25 AM

Oh its just after 2 days or so i cut off and i can't get back on the internet for the whole day, then tommorow i get on it will work again till it happens again. When i Diagnose my connection to see what wants wrong i usuallly get the message " Windows cannot find well known host www.microsoft.com using DNS, DNS server maybe down. So i just wanned to get it sorted so i dont have any problems and that i no my settings are ok =/

Title: Re: Unknown server in Command prompt
Post by: Spoiler on January 11, 2010, 01:17:17 PM

What are your settings? How are you getting onto the web? Do you have a router? Which model?

The more info you give us the better we can help

Title: Re: Unknown server in Command prompt
Post by: Imran619 on January 18, 2010, 06:16:31 AM

Well all my settings are obtaining automatically, Yes I do have A model which is Netgear. Im not entirly sure how im getting on the web but after two days or so i cut off tottally and get the message that there something wrong with my dns server when i try and diagnose my connection. im trying to get other help to but i still havent got the perfect advice, i also did this

nslookup 192.168.1.1

and then i get something which says non-existent domain something like that. some im not sure whats wrong, sorry im not good with stuff like this im still learning my basics lol.

Title: Re: Unknown server in Command prompt
Post by: Imran619 on January 18, 2010, 06:29:30 AM

Oh and also the message i recieve when i diagnose my connection is "Windows failed to find well known host www.micrsoft.com, DNS server maybe down.