Windows 8.1 resets my DNS settings to auto

martienne

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I don't want to use the DNS servers of my ISP and I don't know how many times I changed over to third party DNS
servers now.

But 2 weeks later when it occurs to me to check, they are almost always back to Auto, i.e. the ISPs.

Why does this happen and how can I prevent it?
 

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Are the changes made on the local machine or at the router level? If you can I would change the DNS servers handed out by your router. If you configure a full static IP address on to your client device it will only use the DNS servers that you specify.

Choice is yours,
Josh :)
 

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Josh, Thanks for the response. The changes are in Windows.
I didn't realise that it can be changed at the router.
I have a horribly locked down router provided by my awful ISP.
It wouldn't surprise me if they are at fault.
I'll research to see if they DNS can be changed on that. At a quick glance I found nothing.

Edit --- yes of course, it had to be! :mad:
Re: Why can't I change the DNS settings on my Superhub?
on ‎14-08-2013 19:58
Do a search and you will find similar complaints on both BT and Sky's support forums. It is not just VM.
Ravenstar68
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These large ISPs are so evil. The UK internet is full of complaits about VM, BT and Sky.

But I really do need to add these DNS settings. Most routers have this functionality so I can't understand why the super hub 2 doesn't.
How else can I get around this and use DNS? I don't want to manually add the settings on each computer as they're easily removed. I need to add it in router since only I know the passcodes to get into it.
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Etc, etc

There seems to be something called DHCP causing this nuisance, plus the router being relatively locked down.

So I will now figure out if I can write a batch script that sets the DNS to the servers I want to use, rather than the default from the ISP.
 

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8.x.x has a terrible habit of resetting the Network adapters. You probably would be best to use a third party router behind the ISP gateway. That way you can use your own DNS info.

This should be the registry where the DNS IP info should be located. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\DNS Server\Zones http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd197418(v%3Dws.10).aspx Even though it states for Server 2008, it should be the same with Windows 8.x.x.

This explains what has changed with the Win 8.x.x DNS client. What's New in DNS Client in Windows 8.1
 

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broe23 said:
8.x.x has a terrible habit of resetting the Network adapters. You probably would be best to use a third party router behind the ISP gateway. That way you can use your own DNS info.

This should be the registry where the DNS IP info should be located. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\DNS Server\Zones http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd197418(v%3Dws.10).aspx Even though it states for Server 2008, it should be the same with Windows 8.x.x.

This explains what has changed with the Win 8.x.x DNS client. What's New in DNS Client in Windows 8.1
Click to expand...

Big thanks for this helpful response!
I donät have a DNS Server dir where this Reg reference says it should be.... Guessing it's somewhere else for Win 8...
 

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If anyone knows a script that I could drop into my Startup folder to reset DNS to my preferred servers I would be super grateful! :)
Something where I could just edit the server.... 1
too tired.... later
 

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There is no script to place in your startup folder. Refuse to read the information given. This is going nowhere.
 

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martienne said:
If anyone knows a script that I could drop into my Startup folder to reset DNS to my preferred servers I would be super grateful! :)
Something where I could just edit the server.... 1
too tired.... later
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Code: 
@echo off
netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver "[I][COLOR="#FF0000"]{InterfaceName}[/COLOR][/I]" address="[COLOR="#FF0000"][I]{DNSAddress}[/I][/COLOR]" index=1

Replace the Interface name with the interface that you want to configure. To find out the relevant names use the following command in command prompt:

netsh interface show interface

Also, replace the DNS address part with the IP address of the server you want to use. Note that this address will only apply to the first DNS server listed. If you want a second one then let me know and I'll tweak the small script.

Do you have Windows 8 pro or just the standard one?

To compile the script, copy it into a notepad file and save it as a batch file.

Hope This Helps,
Josh :)
 

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The DNS settings should not be changing on their own, usually a third party VPN like Hamachi is involved when this problem occurs.
 

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Shadowjk said:
martienne said:
If anyone knows a script that I could drop into my Startup folder to reset DNS to my preferred servers I would be super grateful! :)
Something where I could just edit the server.... 1
too tired.... later
Click to expand...

Code: 
@echo off
netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver "[I][COLOR=#FF0000]{InterfaceName}[/COLOR][/I]" address="[COLOR=#FF0000][I]{DNSAddress}[/I][/COLOR]" index=1

Replace the Interface name with the interface that you want to configure. To find out the relevant names use the following command in command prompt:

netsh interface show interface

Also, replace the DNS address part with the IP address of the server you want to use. Note that this address will only apply to the first DNS server listed. If you want a second one then let me know and I'll tweak the small script.

Do you have Windows 8 pro or just the standard one?

To compile the script, copy it into a notepad file and save it as a batch file.

Hope This Helps,
Josh :)
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It works beautifully!

But please could you tweak it to add the secondary DNS too?
I have Windows 8.1 Enterprise N - I think that's like Pro.

However - I need to run the script in Admin mode! How can I ensure this, or could the script be forced into Admin?

This is a nuisance - lots of people are affected by the problem with Windows just dropping the DNS for no apparent reason. The script would be super popular.

I want to use the same DNS servers whether I'm surfing unprotected, with proxy or via VPN. But Win 8.1 doesn't respect that, but keeps resetting my DNS to automatic, i.e. my lame ISPs censored DNS server.
 

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