I've been having a frustrating issue with my computer's Wi-Fi after installing new drivers. It seems to connect to the internet initially, but none of my web browsers work, and I keep getting 'address not found' errors. My other devices are fine, so I'm not sure what's going on. I checked the event viewer and it mentioned a DNS resolution error. Can someone explain what that means?
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A DNS resolution error happens when your computer can't translate a domain name, like google.com, into an IP address. This can stop you from accessing websites. It can be caused by your router using an unreliable DNS server, your computer failing to connect to the DNS server, or it simply not having the right records to look up the domain. You might want to take a look at your DNS settings and consider switching to a more reliable DNS provider, like Google DNS or Cloudflare.
Yeah, just keep in mind that flushing the DNS cache can help, but you might also want to check your router settings if this keeps happening.
So, how do I change the DNS settings? I heard I could either change to a different DNS or flush the cache.