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Domain Name Server (DNS)- In the Internet suite of protocols, a server that responds to queries from clients for name-to-(IP)address and address-to-name mappings as well as for other information.
Most DNS errors usually indicate lack of a connection to the internet. DNS is used to translate human addresses (www.fixerror.net) into computer addresses (192.168.11.11).
The 10 most common DNS errors
1. TCP/IP Configuration Points to Public DNS Servers
This is by far the most common DNS error. Each network interface has a set of TCP/IP settings that lists the DNS servers used by that interface.
If the TCP/IP settings for a member computer specify the IP address of a public DNS server—perhaps at an ISP or DNS vendor or the company’s public-facing name server—the TCP/IP resolver won’t find Service Locator (SRV) records that advertise domain controller services, LDAP, Kerberos and Global Catalog. Without these records, a member computer can’t authenticate and get the information it needs to operate in the domain. It then acts like a teenager who can’t get the car keys, growing sullen and exhibiting a variety of bad behaviors. Read the rest of this entry »
