Quite often, when trying to access some protected resources, a failure may occur with a description of the DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN error. How to fix the situation, now let's see. To do this, there are several ways that will be useful to both the average user and the system administrator.
What does the DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN error mean?
Although it seems from the description of the failure that the problem is with the DNS servers, this is not always the case. A DNS lookup error is often issued by the WebMoney payment system. In relation to it, often problems can really be associated with incorrect server settings, however, blocking by the operating system itself (firewall) plays a paramount role.
When you try to access a specific Internet resource, DNS lookup errors can also occur. In this sense, it somewhat resembles the notorious failure associated with the inability to display the requested page with a typical 404 code.
What does this situation mean? Only that through the preferred settings the computer system cannot connect to the remote server on which the desired content is located. In this case, even receiving automatic settings from the provider does not play any role.
DNS parameter errors
DNS server search errors can indeed be related to incorrect settings in the TCP / IP protocol properties. Getting automated parameters for some sites and services is simply not possible.
So, for example, for services like Google and Yandex, you need to enter specific parameter values that are not provided in the standard configuration. To configure, you need to enter the "Protocol Properties" IP of the fourth or sixth version, if one is used, and enter the necessary parameters. In this case, you should check the proxy server usage field for local addresses. If there is a checkmark there, you need to uncheck it, since the use of a proxy system in most cases is perceived as a potentially unsafe connection (nonsense!).
In addition, the preferred and alternative addresses can often cause problems with access to other sites. One resource will be unlocked, and the other will have the same problem. You will not change the address for each resource? There is a way out of this situation.
Network settings
For most ordinary users, this problem is insoluble. But let's look at the other side of the error in determining the DNS server with the description of DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN. How to fix such a crash? If you understand the situation, such a failure only indicates that it was not possible to determine the domain of ownership of the requested resource.
The simplest page refresh (Refresh button in the browser or F5 key) should help.
In addition to software failures, the problem that the DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN error is constantly generated can be related to malfunctions of network devices (loose cable connection, incorrect router settings, mismatch between computer name and network used, disabled wireless module, etc.).
All these problems are solved quite simply, and it is not worth focusing on them. But when some software is trying to fix the error, you need to think about it.
The program corrects errors. How to get rid of it?
Let's move on to the easiest way to fix the problem. We call the console menu "Run" (Win + R) and enter the command ncpa.cpl, which provides access to the protocols used when connecting.
Further, the network setup involves entering the address of the preferred DNS server (we prescribe four eights, and for the alternative we use two eights and two fours). A check mark on the parameter confirmation line when exiting is optional, but it is better to use this parameter to check the system configuration and its future performance.
Windows troubleshooting
If the installation of new parameters turned out to be inoperative, enter the ipconfig / all command in the command console to make sure that the local address is recognized by the system.
But it is better to request verification of the parameters in the settings of the services currently executing or envisaged for execution in the background. To do this, use the services.msc command. After entering the "Editor" you need to check the line with the DNS client. Startup type must be set automatically (network setup cannot do without this).
In an extreme case, you should pay attention to the preinstalled DNS client itself and its settings. To change the parameters, we use the standard “Control Panel”, then we enter the administration section and look for the “Services Menu” there.
The general settings tab will show the default DNS client settings. Again, in the startup type you should set the auto start value. If the service is deactivated, you need to press the start button.
Thus, in most cases, the DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN error is resolved. How to fix the situation seems to be clear. But here it is worth paying attention to some third-party factors that are in no way related to the network or the parameters that are set.
If all else fails ...
If it is impossible to correct or eliminate the error, you must use the appropriate automated settings and utilities. For example, Microsoft Fix It!
It can fix quite a few crashes, including fixing Internet connection settings. In this case, the consent of the user is usually not required, and the application does not change the parameters of the current connection session (unless it optimizes the connection speed in a programmatic way, which the user does not even have a clue about).
Even rolling back the system to the previous state sometimes helps (provided that there is a problem with the DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN error). How to fix the situation is already clear. But initially you need to identify the problem itself that caused this failure, and only then deal with it. And the point here is not even the means used, but the concept of understanding the problem itself. Software methods are good, but they do not always play a major role. And often the occurrence of errors of this type is connected precisely with the settings of the network connection parameters. And full automation of settings often cannot guarantee that communication when accessing a particular resource will be carried out at a speed originally specified by the provider.
Finally, you can use the function to clear the contents of the cache of the default Internet browser. But this is rather an extreme measure that does not have a direct impact on resolving the problem.