W7 - Can't ping anything on network by host name

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Has anyone run in to this problem yet? Fresh W7 install on my laptop. I can't ping my WHS by its host name. I can ping fine by IP. Same thing applies when VPN'd in to work network.

I know there are various firewall settings that can be changed, but there are a ton of them and I have no idea what needs to be enabled.
 
at a command line try

nslookup servername

or

nslookup ip

See if it gives you another name.
 
Code: 
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Tim>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : BagzXPS
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : wi.rr.com

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : wi.rr.com
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Con
nection
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1C-BF-32-93-7C
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1444:47a6:f4c5:451%12(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.102(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:04:21 PM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, January 13, 2010 9:04:22 PM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 218111167
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-12-DC-46-74-00-21-9B-EE-54-85

   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 156.154.70.1
                                       4.2.2.6
                                       209.18.47.61
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetLink (TM) Fast Ethernet
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-21-9B-EE-54-85
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{1875BF39-C240-4827-8918-1E20B7EA6B5D}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e50:28d1:14f4:bee0:5469(Pref
erred)
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::28d1:14f4:bee0:5469%13(Preferred)
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.wi.rr.com:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : wi.rr.com
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.102%21(Preferred)
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 156.154.70.1
                                       4.2.2.6
                                       209.18.47.61
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\Users\Tim>ipconfig /all

Connecting via wireless. Empty nic port. Cisco VPN client installed.
 
Try ipconfig /flushdns, then nslookup computername.

If that doesn't work, ping computername -6 to see if it resolves the IPv6 address, then ping computername -4 for IPv4 (if the latter doesn't work).
 
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Code: 
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Tim>ipconfig /flushdns

Windows IP Configuration

Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.

C:\Users\Tim>nslookup vhwhs
Server:  rdns1.ultradns.net
Address:  156.154.70.1

Non-authoritative answer:
Name:    vhwhs.wi.rr.com
Address:  92.242.140.13


C:\Users\Tim>ping vhwhs

Pinging vhwhs.wi.rr.com [92.242.140.13] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 92.242.140.13:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Users\Tim>ping vhwhs -4

Pinging vhwhs.wi.rr.com [92.242.140.13] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 92.242.140.13:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Users\Tim>

Note. This is happening on my fresh install W7 laptop. It's been like this on my desktop for a while. I've been having to remember the IP of my WHS to connect. I know the host name is correct.

Same thing happens when I VPN into work and try to ping any servers. IP work fine.
 
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : wi.rr.com
Click to expand...
Looks like it's appending that to all DNS queries. Installed some software for RoadRunner?

Start, view network connections, right click on your network connection, Properties. Select TCP/IPv4, Properties, Advanced, DNS tab, remove anything in the 'DNS suffix for this connection' text box and in the box above.
 
There's nothing in DNS server addresses, and "Append primary and conenction specific DNS suffixes. [Check] Append parent suffixes of the primary DNS suffix

There is nothing in Append these DNS suffixes.
 
Run gpedit.msc, browse to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Network -> DNS Client. Are any of the policies set to something other than Not configured?
 
I have 2 static DNS servers set in my router.

156.154.70.1 (Ultra DNS, I think)
4.2.2.6 (Google?)
 
Snowknight26 said:
Run gpedit.msc, browse to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Network -> DNS Client. Are any of the policies set to something other than Not configured?
Click to expand...

Everything sits at not configured.

This astonishes me because it's a fresh W7 Ultimate x64 install. I don't think I had this problem on my W7 Business x64 business machine. Though, I had to install the Novell client, so that may have changed something (for the work PC. Just thinking on here)
 
Just for kicks, override the DNS server for your network connection to 8.8.4.4 (only need one), then ipconfig /flushdns. Does wi.rr.com still get appended to your nslookup queries? If so, I'm stumped. :\
 
Nope. At least it shows Google.

Code: 
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Tim>nslookup vhwhs
Server:  google-public-dns-b.google.com
Address:  8.8.4.4

*** google-public-dns-b.google.com can't find vhwhs: Non-existent domain

C:\Users\Tim>


I'm going to close this one and open up a thread in the networking forum.
 
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