DNS Errors - Windows 8.1

TribalCurve

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The issue I seem to be having is with multiple DNS issues that occur every 15-30 minutes and will cut my connection for ~10-30 seconds. These will be all the different error messages, however, they do not all appear at the same time. One disconnect could have one of these errors and another could be the next.

These are the errors I am having:
Name resolution for the name wpad timed out after none of the configured DNS servers responded.
Name resolution for the name _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.WORKGROUP timed out after none of the configured DNS servers responded.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : *******
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : home

Ethernet adapter Tunngle:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : TAP-Win32 Adapter V9 (Tunngle)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-FF-6E-0C-D3-6F
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 3:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 62-A4-4C-DB-28-2F
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : home
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : ASUS PCE-AC68 802.11ac Network Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 60-A4-4C-DB-28-2F
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.26(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : October 19, 2014 1:48:59 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : October 23, 2014 9:37:49 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : AC-22-0B-50-DF-48
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes





 
Solution
So just change the DNS server on your desktop to see if it fixes the issue. Open the network control panel, change adapter settings, right click on the adapter that you are using and select properties, in the networking tab highlight Internet Protocol Version 4 with a single left click and then hit the properties button. Select the choice to enter your own DNS server and enter 8.8.8.8 as primary and 8.8.4.4 as secondary.

TribalCurve

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I'll have to attempt it with the google DNS servers. Right now it's just using the generic ISP one.

This issue is that it's only happening with my desktop though. My laptop and all other devices seem to be fine.

 

RealBeast

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So just change the DNS server on your desktop to see if it fixes the issue. Open the network control panel, change adapter settings, right click on the adapter that you are using and select properties, in the networking tab highlight Internet Protocol Version 4 with a single left click and then hit the properties button. Select the choice to enter your own DNS server and enter 8.8.8.8 as primary and 8.8.4.4 as secondary.
 
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TribalCurve

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I'll update this later tonight to see if the issue has been resolved.

Edit:
The DNS errors are gone but I still seem to have the occasional disconnect issue.
 

RealBeast

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I would expect that is interference related, so I would check for nearby networks on the same frequency using something like inSSIDer Free Version, and nearby sources of interference on the frequency that you are using. If it is 2.4GHz it can include microwave ovens, wireless speakers, headphones, telephones, baby monitors, etc.