“Web page unavailable” – such an inscription in the browser window was probably seen by many PC users, as well as Android smartphones and tablets.
At the same time, the text “err_name_not_resolved” was visible below. How to fix the error? Continue reading.
nature of formation
Error 105 or “net: ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED” indicates that the system could not resolve the DNS address of the server requested by the user.
This is due to incorrect operation of DNS services on both your computer and the server.
In other words, the cause of the problems may be both on your site and on the site server that you cannot access.
Also, “errnnamenotresolved” can only appear in certain programs or browsers, and other applications that use a network connection may run without errors.
What you need to do first
Do not immediately go into the settings or write to the technical support service.
Such problems are sometimes resolved with one or two simple actions that need to be taken first, and only then resort to more serious means if they did not help.
Restart the computer
Maybe the “net: ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED” error occurred by chance. A normal reboot can fix everything.
Restart the modem or router
The problem may be with the router that failed for some reason, maybe restarting it will remove the error.
web pages
Check if not all sites can download the browser or just one or a few.
It could be any inaccessible job, so it may not be on your computer.
different devices
Check if all devices are getting this error. If both phones and computers refuse to load web pages. Then it is quite possible that the problem is not with the devices themselves, but with the provider or router.
Scanner
Try logging in from different browsers. The error can be given in only one. In this case, you can try reinstalling the non-working browser.
Browser cache
Clear your browser cache. Such an action can also fix the problem.
Ways to solve the problem
If the above steps did not help, you will have to move on to more serious solutions that can fix the “net: ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED” error.
DNS client
It is worth making sure that the DNS client is working, as it is responsible for the successful connection with the servers where the problem just occurred.
We go to the list of services (first “My Computer” or “This Computer”, then “Administration”, “Services and Applications”, “Services”).
If the DNS client service is stopped, double-click on it, start it and set the “Automatic” startup type.
Click “OK”.
Clearing the DNS Cache
This cache may contain outdated IPs of various sites, so the computer accesses them and cannot reach the site itself that changed its IP address.
Maybe after clearing the DNS cache the error will go away.
By itself, clearing this cache won’t do anything bad, and it solves a number of DNS server related issues, sometimes including this one.
Open the command prompt with administrator rights (in our search in “Command flow”, click on the icon with the right mouse button, select the appropriate button). We write the command ipconfig /flushdns, we win “Enter”. Restart the computer.
If the action did not work: the error is still present – continue.
IP address
Updating the IP address will help you get rid of the headaches associated with network connections. Maybe it will help and get rid of the “net::ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED” error.
In the same way, type two commands in order on the command line that opens:
Publish/refresh ipconfig / ipconfig
The computer must be restarted.
Change the DNS server used
You can refer to Google Public DNS services. Google’s servers, according to the developers.
Speed up the loading of web pages, but for us these are mainly an alternative to previous DNS servers that could cause problems.
Open the list of connections (right-click on the “Start” button, “Network connections”). In the active link we click on PKM and select the item “Properties”. Select “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)”. We put a tick on “Use the following DNS server addresses”. changes. Again, clear the DNS cache as described above. Restart the computer.
Reset TCP/IP protocol settings
The action allows to fix this and fix some errors in the work of the Internet. It is very easy to accomplish with a utility from Microsoft.
antivirus
Avast software is known to sometimes cause such a network issue. In this case “net: ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED.
” you need to completely remove it, and then restore it in a newer version” Before recovery, it is worth cleaning the system from unnecessary files, for example, using the CCleaner program.
Antivirus check
The cause may be malware on your computer. You can detect and remove it with the help of a good antivirus program like Kaspersky.
Temporary disabling of antivirus or firewall
Finally, this solution to the problem. Such software can often prevent the computer from connecting to the network for security reasons.
It’s worth trying to turn them off for a short while to make sure they’re not, or conversely, it’s because of them that the “err_name_not_resolved” error pops up.
Here are all the basic methods that allow you to “fix” the net bug: ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED.
“Probably one of them will help you. The main thing is to do the recommended actions correctly and in the right order. Everyone faced such a mistake, but almost everyone survived after it.