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Does the internet act like it's broken even though I'm actually online?

Does the internet act like it's broken even though I'm actually online?

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IGraffie
Member

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03-18-2026, 01:54 AM

#1

Hi there! Every day my PC can't reach the internet even though I'm connected and protected by the Wi-Fi. When I ran the Windows troubleshoot tool, it told me "The DNS server isn't responding." I've seen so many YouTube videos trying to fix this error, but most fixes only work for a short time. Usually, what I have to do is either run ipconfig /flushdns or ipconfig /release OR update my internet drivers in Device Manager. I'm really stuck on why this is happening. Any help would be amazing thanks.

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IGraffie

03-18-2026, 01:54 AM #1

Hi there! Every day my PC can't reach the internet even though I'm connected and protected by the Wi-Fi. When I ran the Windows troubleshoot tool, it told me "The DNS server isn't responding." I've seen so many YouTube videos trying to fix this error, but most fixes only work for a short time. Usually, what I have to do is either run ipconfig /flushdns or ipconfig /release OR update my internet drivers in Device Manager. I'm really stuck on why this is happening. Any help would be amazing thanks.

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wrecker77
Junior Member

49

03-19-2026, 01:42 PM

#2

which DNS server do you use?

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wrecker77

03-19-2026, 01:42 PM #2

which DNS server do you use?

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Catsstate
Member

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03-22-2026, 07:16 PM

#3

sorry for being so slow to get back, but after trying the Windows fix many times, we fixed the Ethernet cable and now everything works great.

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Catsstate

03-22-2026, 07:16 PM #3

sorry for being so slow to get back, but after trying the Windows fix many times, we fixed the Ethernet cable and now everything works great.