Hi! I have a Windows 7 computer and the last few days, my wireless hasn't been working. Troubleshooting gives me the "DNS Server is not responding" but I am connected. The strange thing is that this only happens in my room. When I moved to another part of the house, everything's fine. I haven't had any problems with the wireless in my room before. I appreciate all the help I can get! Thanks!

Sounds like a signal strength issue. The error about DNS server is not responding is generic. While you are connected and get this error, open a command prompt and see if you can ping your default gateway. If you cannot, its a signal problem. If you can, then try to ping something on the Internet by IP beyond your router such as 8.8.8.8. If you get no reply, its your internet connection. IT Guides and Videos | itgeared.com

Hi, According to the error message, I suggest to perform these tests to troubleshoot the issue: Method 1: For DNS server follow the below steps and check for any errors listed in event viewer 1. Click Start. Type cmd in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER. 2. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER: ipconfig /flushdns (there is a space between ipconfig and / ) It will show the message successfully flushed the DNS resolver cache. 3. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER: ipconfig /registerdns (there is a space between ipconfig and / ) 4. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER: ipconfig /all (there is a space between ipconfig and /) The ipconfig /all command displays Windows TCP/IP settings for all your network adapters. If your IP address for your Local Area Connection is either 0.0.0.0 or 169.x.x.x (where x is any number), then your computer is not getting an IP address from the router. If that is the case, try this: ipconfig /release in the command prompt and press ENTER ipconfig /renew in the command prompt and press ENTER Test it again by typing ipconfig /all to see what the address is? (If you are on a home router, it should start with either 192.168.1.x or 192.168.0.x or 10.x.x.x) Method 2: If the issue persists you may refer and use the steps provided below and as mentioned in the provided link - 1. Click on Start and then Control Panel. 2. Go to Networking and sharing center and then click on Change adapter settings. 3. Right click on Local Area Connection and choose properties. 4. Highlight Internet Protocol Version 6 and click on Properties. 5. Choose Obtain DNS servers address automatically and press Ok. 6. Choose Obtain IP address automatically. 7. Repeat the steps for Internet Protocol version 4 as well. Regards, Leo Huang Leo Huang TechNet Community Support