How to restore my default DNS?
I hanged my DNS servers to 8.8.8.8 in order to fix my web browsing (it worked). My coworkers want me to change it back, but i didn't save it!
Is there any way to restore my old dns settings?
I'm using Windows XP and here's my network settings:
ip address is 192.168.0.53
subnet mask 255.255.255.0
default gateway 192.168.0.2532 Answers
There is no way to determine what address the DNS server is located at, but you could try setting your DNS server to 192.168.0.253, as having a forwarding/caching DNS server on the local router is very common. As something is currently not working properly, I'm thinking you're having issues with internal lookups, indicating that there is an internal DNS server somewhere on the network.
Another thing that might work is to set your network configuration to DHCP, as that should give you a DNS server as well, provided that there is a properly configured DHCP server running on the network. If this works, you can use nslookup to see what your DNS server is, and set it statically afterwards.
If not, the sysadmin and/or your ISP knows what the DNS server should be.
2- Click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.
- Right-click the network connection you use, and then click Properties.
- On the General tab (for a local area connection), or the Networking tab (for all other connections), click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.
- Click Obtain DNS server address automatically.
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