[RESOLVED] Can't get online

[Blindman]

I've got a:

gigabit ethernet adapter
Intel ethernet adapter, and
TP-Link USB Nano adapter - these three are physical and real.

Then comes a couple of virtual adapters and I've no idea where they came from

The TP-Link wifi nano adapter is the one I'm trying to fix

I've got 8.8.8.8
and 8.8.4.4 in the ip4

I've flushed, renewed, registered and netsh winsock reset catalog. I've rebooted, fed the dog and been nice to old people but nothing makes it work. 'Correctly configured but DNS server isn't responding' Where is this server that never responds?

How do I fix it

Thank - rev

PS: It's an MSI Z390 mobo running win 10. i990-k, 32 ram, all drivers are up to date, most recently updated: chipset and GUI drivers

[jdc2000]

Those are Google's DNS Servers. If you actually have a connection to the Internet, those DNS Servers should respond.

Do you have the correct settings for your ISP and have you verified that those are correct for this network adapter and computer?

[Blindman]

>those DNS Servers should respond.
Exactly. I know almost nothing about communication but I'm beginning to suspect there's another DNS server on my machine and it's the local one the error is referring to. When you flushdns you're not flushing google servers.

>Do you have the correct settings for your ISP and have you verified that those are correct for this network adapter and computer?
I've no idea what the correct settings are. I've got the correct network and password and my laptop and TV work fine.

The error is always the same: 'Your machine appears to be configured properly but thee DNS server isn't reponding'

Is there a local DNS server?

[Midknyte]

Can you even ping the router? If you don't know the IP of your router, open a command prompt and run ipconfig. The Default Gateway is your router IP.
Ex. ping 192.168.1.1

Did you try just using DHCP to allow your router to configure your DNS settings first? Instead of manually entering the Google DNS, set the network adapter to use Automatic(DHCP) instead.

Settings > Network & internet > Properties (for the TPLink) > IP settings = Automatic(DHCP)

[jdc2000]

If you have another computer that is working, open a Command Prompt and run ipconfig /all to see the settings that do work.

[Blindman]

Apologies, I forgot to update this. The modem had gone bad. I didn't even think of the modem being the problem because people have modems for years and I've never known one to intermittently misbehave. I bought a new one and all is well.

[jdc2000]

Thanks for the update. Some modems have status LED indicators on the front that can be useful. Others have zip, so you do not know if they are working or not without going into their setup and diagnostic configuration pages. My old modem has useful indicator LEDs. I have a new one that has a trash can shape that makes it difficult to position anywhere, and no useful indicators whatsoever, not even a power LED. It was designed by someone who would never actually consider using it.

[Blindman]

The old one had a bunch of lights that were always on but the damn thing just didn't work properly 'DNS error'.