Well, lemme tell you, this here internet thing, sometimes it just don’t work right. You try to go somewhere, look at somethin’, and it just sits there, starin’ back at ya. Like my old mule, Bessie, when she didn’t wanna move. Stubborn. This here formula 1 dns thing, it’s got me all riled up.
What in tarnation is DNS?
They say it’s like a phone book for the internet. You know, you type in a name, like “Mary Lou’s Pie Shop,” and this DNS thing is supposed to find the number so you can call ’em. ‘Cept sometimes it don’t. And then you’re stuck, just like when you lose your glasses and can’t find nothin’.
My grandson, Jimmy, he tried to explain it to me once. Said somethin’ about “domain name system”. Sounds fancy, don’t it? But all I know is, when it don’t work, I can’t see my stories online or check on them recipes from that online place that has all the good food.
Why is my DNS all messed up?
Well, shoot, could be a whole heap of reasons.
- Maybe the internet’s just slow, like molasses in January. Happens sometimes, ‘specially when everyone’s tryin’ to use it at once.
- Could be that router thingamajig. You know, that box with all the blinkin’ lights. Sometimes it just needs a good kick, or you know, unplug it and plug it back in. That’s what Jimmy tells me to do, anyway. “Reboot it, Grandma,” he says.
- Or maybe the DNS server itself is havin’ a bad day. Like when Bessie got the colic, nothin’ was gonna get her movin’.
Sometimes, that DNS just don’t respond. It’s like yellin’ into a well – you ain’t gettin’ nothin’ back. And then you see that message, somethin’ like “DNS Server Not Responding”. Makes you wanna throw your hands up in the air.
Fixin’ that darn DNS thing
Now, I ain’t no computer whiz, but I’ve learned a thing or two from Jimmy. Here’s what I try when that formula 1 dns is actin’ up:
First thing, I try turnin’ everything off and on again. The computer, the router, even the modem. Sometimes that’s all it takes. Like givin’ it a little nap and lettin’ it wake up fresh. Then you should check your internet, make sure you still got it. Sometimes it’s just gone, like the cows when they break through the fence.
If that don’t work, I might try a different browser. You know, like switchin’ from your old Ford to a Chevy. Sometimes one just works better than the other for no good reason.
Then there’s somethin’ called “flushin’ the DNS cache”. Sounds kinda dirty, don’t it? But Jimmy says it’s like cleanin’ out the cobwebs. Gets rid of all the old stuff that might be cloggin’ things up. I just do what he tells me, type some things into that black box that pops up on the screen. He calls it “command prompt”.
Another thing is “changing the DNS address”. Sounds complicated, but it’s basically like tryin’ a different phone book. Sometimes the one you’re usin’ is just out of date, and you need a newer one. I just put in what Jimmy tells me. He’s good with those numbers, he’s always changing the dns providers on me.
Jimmy also told me to “disable unused connections”. Now, I don’t know what that means, but I guess it’s like turnin’ off the lights in a room you ain’t usin’. Saves energy, or somethin’.
And last, there’s “update network drivers”. Now that’s way over my head. But Jimmy says it’s like gettin’ a new pair of shoes for your computer. Makes it run better, or somethin’. You know, it might be just as easy to fix your DNS errors as that old machine fix. If you have that “dns not responding error windows 10” thing, you better check your drivers. I saw that on Jimmy’s computer once.
If nothin’ works, well, then I just call Jimmy. He’s my personal formula 1 dns expert. He can usually fix it in a jiffy. Young folks these days, they’re just born knowin’ this stuff, I reckon. Just like I was born knowin’ how to bake a pie. It’s just the way it is. Sometimes, when you encounter a “DNS Server is not responding” error, that means your machine is having trouble connecting to the DNS server, and then I don’t know what to do. That’s what Jimmy is for.
If somethin’ you’re typin’ into the browser isn’t right, you might see a “DNS error”. So make sure you type it right, or just ask someone who knows to do it for you. But it could also be a problem that everyone has, not just you. I don’t know, I just know it’s frustratin’.
Anyways, that’s all I know about this formula 1 dns business. Hope it helps ya some. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna go see if I can get this internet thing to work so I can look up that recipe for peach cobbler. Wish me luck!
