Can't open a website and are getting “DNS lookup failed” in Google Chrome?
If your answer is YES today our topic is to solve this annoying error by reading below post on how to fix Google Chrome’s DNS lookup failed error.
– fast and secure – and with it, you may also be able to get rid of antivirus software.
Unless, if you not configured your chrome correctly, you will often get Google Chrome’s DNS lookup failed error (above image) and will not be able to open some websites. This will keep occurring for several minutes until the DNS lookup resolves. The same webpage will open correctly in Safari or Internet Explorer.
The error page displayed by Chrome (above) shows complicated instructions and this error message:
This complicated instructions displayed by Chrome on the error page doesn't help.
To Fix the problem, you have to switch to using Google’s DNS on your computer instead of using your ISP’s DNS
Unless, if you not configured your chrome correctly, you will often get Google Chrome’s DNS lookup failed error (above image) and will not be able to open some websites. This will keep occurring for several minutes until the DNS lookup resolves. The same webpage will open correctly in Safari or Internet Explorer.
The error page displayed by Chrome (above) shows complicated instructions and this error message:
Error 105 (net::ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED): Unable to resolve the server’s DNS address
This complicated instructions displayed by Chrome on the error page doesn't help.
To Fix the problem, you have to switch to using Google’s DNS on your computer instead of using your ISP’s DNS
– steps are shown below. If you use a setting
- obtain DNS server address automatically-that will also need to change as shown below.
SOLUTION
1. Switch the DNS addresses on your computer to Google’s DNS addresses. Set them as
- Primary DNS server: 8.8.8.8
- Secondary DNS server: 8.8.4.4
HOW TO DO THIS?
1. Switch the DNS addresses on your computer to Google’s DNS addresses. Set them as
- Primary DNS server: 8.8.8.8
- Secondary DNS server: 8.8.4.4
HOW TO DO THIS?
2. Click "Open Network and Sharing center"
3. Select the network connection that you use.
4. Select Properties-> Find Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)(ipv4) from the list, select it, then click Properties.
5. Now for the last part, Select Use the following DNS server addresses:, and then Enter:
Preferred DNS server – 8.8.8.8
Alternate DNS server – 8.8.4.4
Hit Ok and TADAAA your done.
I use Window Seven for this tutorial so If you use a different kind of OS or need to test the changes, follow the steps listed in Using Google DNS.
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