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Finding my DNS server...(Static IP)

pipnina
By pipnina
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I'm trying to make sure my computer doesn't leave 192.168.0.2 (I host servers, it's annoying for my IP to change constantly.)

 

However, I am missing a rather important peice of info... my DNS address. /ipconfig tells me nothing apart from my current IPV4, gateway and subnet. I need at least one more number for the DNS!

 

Where do I find this? Is it normally in my router page because i'm locked out of that for a few mins (It thinks i'm someone else now, my IP changed, lol.)

 

 

 

Help appreciated!

 

        ~pipnina

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Click the "Start" button, type "cmd" in the search box and press the "Enter" key to open the command prompt. ...

Type "ipconfig /all" at the command prompt and press the "Enter" key. ...

Find the "DNS Servers" lines. The first IP address is the primary DNS server. ...

Close the command prompt.

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Do Ipconfig/all and look for it. Or you can use a different DNS server

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:D This clears things up!

I always wondered why DNS never showed up in /ipconfig.

 

 Ty

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:D This clears things up!

I always wondered why DNS never showed up in /ipconfig.

 

 Ty

Don't forget to mark as solved

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Also, as an advice, make sure that your address is either reserved in the dhcp pool or out of it's range. Or else you might encounter some fun issues eventually. Windows is usually smart at detecting a duplicate IP on the network but it's always better to prevent rather than fix.  ;)

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I would much rather do a DHCP reservation to prevent the issues you mentioned above.

Tux is a lie.

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Additionally, most "consumer" routers have the DNS as the same IP as the Gateway (eg your DNS and "Gateway" address are both the Router's IP Address).

 

 

I would much rather do a DHCP reservation to prevent the issues you mentioned above.

Most consumer routers start the DHCP pool at 50 or 100. As long as he verifies the settings in his router, he'll be fine. No need for DHCP reservations.

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