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Davee3
Aspirant
Oct 10, 2016
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WNDR3700V2 DNS resolution

New to this stuff  Have run DNS resolution tests on 2 computers on same router  one says using internal dns  192.168.1.1 & the other a level3 communications server 4.2.2.1 resolvers.level3.net The i...
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  • Davee3's avatar
    Davee3
    Oct 18, 2016

    Whoops ! Turns out during a tech mainteanace activity the DNS search was converted from automatic to manual  with 4.2.2.1 as IP . Not sure if this was the cause of delays but highly likely

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ElaineM
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Oct 11, 2016

Hi Davee3

 

Welcome to the community!

 

What's the OS of the two computers? 

Are the DNS addresses assigned statically or dynamically?

Try flush dns command on the computer that has a slow connection. 

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    Davee3
    Aspirant
    Oct 12, 2016

    Both are windows 10 with all updates allowed automatically     DNS assigned automatically   Flush? will dig in to how 

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      ElaineM
      NETGEAR Employee Retired
      Oct 12, 2016

      You may go to the command prompt and type ipconfig /flushdns then hit enter. 

      • Davee3's avatar
        Davee3
        Aspirant
        Oct 18, 2016

        Whoops ! Turns out during a tech mainteanace activity the DNS search was converted from automatic to manual  with 4.2.2.1 as IP . Not sure if this was the cause of delays but highly likely