Error -- address not valid

[steelio]

Ok I have a strange issue. I have several computers not able to get to websites like google, yahoo, msn etc. I can get to these sites if I put the IP in, but the page does not load correctly because of all the external links etc.
I have internal DNS servers and here is the kicker....not all the computers are affected by this. I have more than half working. I have put 1 computer on openDNS and still no affect to correct this.
Is it spyware?
Not sure what is going on here.

Thanks in advanced.

Scanned with spybot adaware and shows or found nothing.

 

[bruceb]

Try flushiing the DNS on the affected machine.

In Microsoft Windows, you can use the command ipconfig /flushdns to flush the DNS resolver cache:

C:\>ipconfig /flushdns

Windows IP Configuration

Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.

 

[steelio]

Ok found the issue. back a hundred years ago we had a guy that put the DNS setting in the Group Policy!!! Genius! Awesome! Woo-hoo!! Well that server is now down. and POOF!!!
Fan-frickin-tastic!

 

[DrGreen2007]

Ah, yep, DNS should be pushed out via DHCP along with the IP

 

[mcmilljb]

Originally posted by: DrGreen2007
Ah, yep, DNS should be pushed out via DHCP along with the IP

So true, that's just waiting for an issue to arise since AD needs DNS

 

[Motorheader]

Did you install XP SP3? If you have, try uninstalling it.

Let us know.