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   Rob Swindell to Ed Vance   
   IPCONFIG/ALL, DNS, DHCP   
   23 May 20 12:51:47   
   
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     Re: IPCONFIG/ALL, DNS, DHCP   
     By: Ed Vance to All on Fri May 22 2020 10:08 pm   
      
    > Howdy!   
    >   
    > Ages ago I learned about using IPCONFIG/ALL to see Network Settings.   
    >   
    > Sometime later I started Saving the Setup it showed.   
    >   
    > Back then there was a Entry in the "Primary DNS Suffix" line.   
    >   
    > For a long time recently I've noticed the Entry is BLANK just like Ed's   
    > Head.   
    >   
    > In IPCONFIG/ALL reports the Entry for DHCP Enabled says "NO" now.   
    >   
    > Does anyone have the URL of a Website I can go to, for learning (ALL) about   
    > using IPCONFIG/ALL to properly set up the DNS and DHCP Settings?   
      
   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/w   
   ndows-commands/ipconfig   
      
    > I already looked at the Wikipedia articles about DNS and DHCP, and I   
    > recently saw some Chat at Ask Woody ( askwoody.com ).   
    >   
    > Reading what Leo Notenboom ( askleo.com ) has to say about the Topic is on   
    > my ROUNDTUIT List.   
    >   
    > Thanks for reading, and Appreciate anyone trying to help me with this.   
    >   
    > After Midnight I learned that Rain and Thunderstorms will start up in   
    > my area (Southern Indiana, METRO Louisville, KY).   
    >   
    > I will check for a QWK  in between Storms, so I might not get right back to   
    > You with any Comments.   
      
   Firstly, do you understand what DNS is used for? If you area able to resolve   
   hostnames to IP address (e.g. ping "yahoo.com" instead of an IP address), then   
   DNS is working - regardless of what "ipconfig" is reporting. It sounds like   
   you maybe worrying about something that isn't an actual problem.   
      
   Secondly, you may have multiple network interfaces and you only need DNS to be   
   working for one of them in order to resolve hostnames. So it's perfectly   
   reasonable and expected that some of your network interfaces may have no   
   associated DNS servers.   
      
   Thirdly, in the latest versions of Windows, ipconfig just reports "DNS   
   Servers", not "Primary DNS Server" or "Secondary DNS Server", e.g.:   
      
      DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 8.8.8.8   
                                          71.10.216.1   
      
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