[harmandeep]

Hi ,
i wanna disable dns name resolution on mine winxp systems . Workgroup networking model is being used with Maunal IP Addressing being used ...
Systems connect to internet via NAT ( provided by ADSL router )
i had tried disabling DNSCLIENT nd DHCPCLIENT service but all in vain

Is that all possible nd if yes , how........

[AndyJG247]

Why? Do you also have an example of what youwant to stop happening so we can be sure as to what you are trying to do?

[v-2nas]

Originally Posted by AndyJG247

Why? Do you also have an example of what youwant to stop happening so we can be sure as to what you are trying to do?

He's scientist that's why

ok try clearing the cache ipconfig /flushdns and then disable dns client service

Resolves and caches Domain Name System (DNS) names for this computer. If this service is stopped, this computer will not be able to resolve DNS names and locate Active Directory domain controllers. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

This is the description

so it shud happen ideally and if not the we will take wireshark trace to check who is doing resolution. okaaa mera baooo

[Dumber]

It doens't make sense to disable those services when connected to the internet.

[harmandeep]

bcoz i had always thought that DNS client is the service in windows Responsible for DNS Name Resolution ... but ... when i tried it by disabling the DNS client service , the systems still performs name resolution although now there is no DNS client cache ( resolver cache ) on those systems .. neither they are capable for DDNS updates

[harmandeep]

it just for the reason to know which service is responsible for getting names resolved Guru's . nothing Fishy though

here is a wireshark dump , i m noob in understanding that .... explain it mates

[v-2nas]

ok

clear the cache / stop the service
open ie
try to browse
if u are not able to browse that mean dns resolution is not working

[harmandeep]

Originally Posted by v-2nas

ok

stop the service / clear the cache
open ie
try to browse
if u are not able to browse that mean dns resolution is not working

Hey v-2nas , we had already tried this ? Get some nutritious food mate that cud light up U

meanwhile if we disable the DNS client service , nd then we try to clear cache ,
that wud prompt an Error ( bcoz now after disabling there is no subsystem for getting cached dns names )

Don,nt get this

[v-2nas]

Originally Posted by harmandeep

Hey v-2nas , we had already tried this ? Get some nutritious food mate that cud light up U

meanwhile if we disable the DNS client service , nd then we try to clear cache ,
that wud prompt an Error ( bcoz now after disabling there is no subsystem for getting cached dns names )

we didn't try that all the time we were doing nslookup but not with ie i read on on site that it uses different dns libs

[v-2nas]

after munching bit of baked soyabeen specially imported from batala i got this

NSLOOKUP is that it does not test the DNS Client component on the DNS Client. NSLOOKUP uses API Calls directly through Winsock, or the TCPIP Stack to resolve names, it does not use the “DNS Client” Service to handle Name Resolution.

When using NSLOOKUP the default DNS Server it tries to connect to is the DNS Server configured on the system NSLOOKUP is being run on.

hope this answer gives u some relief.