#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Websites do not load but the IP address pings -- DNS resolution failure Fix : Point the machine at DNS servers it can actually reach Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-net-dns-only Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 10 minutes Risk : low Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX The configured servers do not answer at all -- most often a domain laptop off the corporate network. HOW TO UNDO IT Set-DnsClientServerAddress with the original list recorded in step one, or -ResetServerAddresses to return to DHCP. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 4" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' Websites do not load but the IP address pings -- DNS resolution failure' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Point the machine at DNS servers it can actually reach' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: low Reversible 10 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'See what is set and where it came from.' -Command { Get-DnsClientServerAddress -AddressFamily IPv4 | Format-Table InterfaceAlias,ServerAddresses } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Test each configured server before changing anything.' -Command { Test-NetConnection 10.0.0.10 -Port 53 -InformationLevel Detailed } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'If they came from a static entry that no longer applies, hand DNS back to DHCP.' -Why 'Resetting is better than typing in a public resolver on a domain machine -- a domain member that cannot resolve its own internal names loses Group Policy, shares and printers, which is a worse fault than the one being fixed.' -Command { Set-DnsClientServerAddress -InterfaceAlias 'Wi-Fi' -ResetServerAddresses } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'On a non-domain machine with no working local resolver, set a public one deliberately.' -Command { Set-DnsClientServerAddress -InterfaceAlias 'Wi-Fi' -ServerAddresses 1.1.1.1,8.8.8.8 } Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'Names resolve and the internal ones still work if this is a domain machine.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { Resolve-DnsName $env:USERDNSDOMAIN -Type SOA } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-net-dns-only' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Set-DnsClientServerAddress with the original list recorded in step one, or -ResetServerAddresses to return to DHCP.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule