You are setting up your Windows computer to connect to the Internet and notice that when you type www.microsoft, the browser doe
s not go to the site. Instead, you receive an error message saying that the address cannot be resolved. What network setting should you check to see the address of the server being used to resolve this address?
Different errors may occur when setting up your computer to connect to the internet, one of which is described in the question above.
The DNS (Domain Name System) is responsible for redirecting domain names to their physical IP address. Instead of remembering every IP address of sites you visit frequently, domain names are used for easy remembrance, the DNS makes the matching of domain names to IP addresses possible.
To change your DNS setting follow these steps:
Click settings from your start menu
Click on Network and Internet
Look to the bottom of the main page and click on "Network and Sharing Center"
On the left tab, click "Change adapter settings"
Right Click on the current network you are using and select properties
Left-click on the "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click on properties.
Check to see if "Obtain DNS server address automatically" is selected, if it is selected,
Click on the radio button under it "Use the following DNS server address"
Have a talk with your teacher. Ask why she doesn't believe you, and if it still doesn't work, have a talk with someone that can physically help you - a principle or another teacher may be the best solution.
