XP Will Not use Domain Names!

[Pete Holsberg]

I have a home LAN with an XP Home and a W2K computer, a Linksys router and a cable modem.

Both computers have their TCP/IP settings alike, including specific DNS servers.

The W2K computer can access any Internet host using its domain name.

The XP can access an Internet host ONLYif I specify the IP address.

Is there some XP configuration that blocks DNS calls?

Or what could the problem (and the solution) be??

The LAN is fine -- each PC can see the other's drives and printers, and they both can
see the router and the modem.

Thanks,
Pete

[Rakesh Chanana [MSFT]]

Can you ping from a command prompt by hostname (try www.yahoo.com)?
If not, try stopping the DNS Client service and see if you can ping by name.
Do you have IPv6 installed by any chance? If so, check out this KB article:
815768 Application Cannot Resolve Some Domain Names
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=815768. The workaround for the issue is
stopping the DNS Client Service.
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>> Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 20:39:36 -0400
>> From: Pete Holsberg >
>
>>
>> I have a home LAN with an XP Home and a W2K computer, a Linksys router
and a cable modem.
>>
>> Both computers have their TCP/IP settings alike, including specific DNS
servers.
>>
>> The W2K computer can access any Internet host using its domain name.
>>
>> The XP can access an Internet host ONLYif I specify the IP address.
>>
>> Is there some XP configuration that blocks DNS calls?
>>
>> Or what could the problem (and the solution) be??
>>
>> The LAN is fine -- each PC can see the other's drives and printers, and
they both can
>> see the router and the modem.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Pete
>>
>>

[Pete Holsberg]

On a whim, I changed the TCP/IP setting from a specific pair of DNS servers
to "Obtain DNS server automatically" and now it works!

Can you explain that?

Thanks.

Rakesh Chanana [MSFT] wrote:
> Can you ping from a command prompt by hostname (try www.yahoo.com)?
> If not, try stopping the DNS Client service and see if you can ping by name.
> Do you have IPv6 installed by any chance? If so, check out this KB article:
> 815768 Application Cannot Resolve Some Domain Names
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=815768. The workaround for the issue is
> stopping the DNS Client Service.

>>>Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 20:39:36 -0400
>>>From: Pete Holsberg >
>>
>>>I have a home LAN with an XP Home and a W2K computer, a Linksys router and a cable modem.
>>>Both computers have their TCP/IP settings alike, including specific DNS servers.
>
>>>The W2K computer can access any Internet host using its domain name.
>>>
>>>The XP can access an Internet host ONLYif I specify the IP address.
>>>
>>>Is there some XP configuration that blocks DNS calls?
>>>
>>>Or what could the problem (and the solution) be??
>>>
>>>The LAN is fine -- each PC can see the other's drives and printers, and they both can
>>>see the router and the modem.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Pete