DNS keeps on switching back to manual

[calccrypto]

I changed my IPv4 DNS "obtain automatically" to manual a few weeks ago. Since then, I have tried to change it back to obtain manually. However, it keeps on changing back to manual, preventing me from connecting to the internet until i change it to obtain automatically.

Is there any way to keep the setting permanently on automatic?

 

[Dude]

Are you using some king of wireless manager that came with your wireless adapter?

 

[calccrypto]

nope, at least i dont think so

 

[chev65]

I changed my IPv4 DNS "obtain automatically" to manual a few weeks ago. Since then, I have tried to change it back to obtain manually. However, it keeps on changing back to manual, preventing me from connecting to the internet until i change it to obtain automatically.

Is there any way to keep the setting permanently on automatic?

This may be because the DNS settings in your router are over riding the ones set in IPv4 properties.

Removing the DNS server IP's from the routers settings may help in this case.

I actually prefer to use the router for DNS anyway.

 

[calccrypto]

I was in a different physical location when i changed the DNS IP address. And I cant touch the routers, since its my college's internet im using

 

[chev65]

I was in a different physical location when i changed the DNS IP address. And I cant touch the routers, since its my college's internet im using

Most likely the servers at your college are using a setting which prevents you from using DNS servers besides the ones they have set up because as far as I know Windows has no problems using static DNS servers.

 

[calccrypto]

so how to i get windows to use the college's dns rather than the one i set up?

 

[chev65]

so how to i get windows to use the college's dns rather than the one i set up?

If you don't have a DNS typed into the IPv4 properties then it automatically would use the one the ISP has set up, there is usually no need to type in any DNS unless you have a preferred one.

Is this DNS problem keeping you from connecting to the internet?

I find this link when I search, quite a few have this problem and it's caused from either a virus or third party networking software, but in these cases something was over riding the manual DNS setting.

TCP IPv4 DNS server address keeps changing to a specific IP address - Microsoft Community

 

[calccrypto]

Im afraid that link was not useful. It tells me to change the IPV4 DNS to "obtain automatically". that is why im asking for a solution. i change it and a few hours/days later, it changes back to the specific DNS ip address. there was a link on that page, but it was broken

and yes, it prevents me from connecting to the internet, since most non-college routers dont reach into the center of campus, where i would connect to it

 

[chev65]

Im afraid that link was not useful. It tells me to change the IPV4 DNS to "obtain automatically". that is why im asking for a solution. i change it and a few hours/days later, it changes back to the specific DNS ip address. there was a link on that page, but it was broken

and yes, it prevents me from connecting to the internet, since most non-college routers dont reach into the center of campus, where i would connect to it

Like I said, it's either a virus redirecting your DNS or you may have some factory bloatware causing the problem in which case the bloatware needs to be removed.

Running a virus scan would be my first option, malware bytes is a good place to start.
Malwarebytes : Free anti-malware download

 

[benjy206]

Im afraid that link was not useful. It tells me to change the IPV4 DNS to "obtain automatically". that is why im asking for a solution. i change it and a few hours/days later, it changes back to the specific DNS ip address. there was a link on that page, but it was broken

and yes, it prevents me from connecting to the internet, since most non-college routers dont reach into the center of campus, where i would connect to it

Like I said, it's either a virus redirecting your DNS or you may have some factory bloatware causing the problem in which case the bloatware needs to be removed.

Running a virus scan would be my first option, malware bytes is a good place to start.
Malwarebytes : Free anti-malware download

Also if it is a virus that is redirecting you. You should check your host file. Anti Virus programs don't check this.

-Start
-Computer
-C: drive
-Windows
-System32
-Drivers
-Etc
-host (open with notepad and post a screen shot.

 

[calccrypto]

malwarebytes said everything's fine

and the hosts file looks ok, i think

# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
# ::1 localhost
10.254.254.253 AFS

 

[benjy206]

Ok that last line of the host file doesn't look like right. Theres no name with it. Trying deleting it and saving it