nslookup on XP resolves to address, but ping can't find host

Question

I don't know Windows very well. This is Win XP SP3. nslookup resolves hostname fine, but ping (and other DNS-users on the machine like Chrome) cannot resolve the same hostname. ping works fine with explicit IP address.

Is this a bug in XP?

C:\>nslookup blade.haq.loc
Server:  dns.haq.loc
Address:  10.10.10.16

Name:    blade.haq.loc
Address:  10.10.10.22


C:\>ping blade.haq.loc
Ping request could not find host blade.haq.loc. Please check the name and try ag
ain.

C:\>ping 10.10.10.22

Pinging 10.10.10.22 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 10.10.10.22: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=63
Reply from 10.10.10.22: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=63
Reply from 10.10.10.22: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=63

possible duplicate of [Why is 'ping' unable to resolve a name when 'nslookup' works fine?](http://superuser.com/questions/495759/why-is-ping-unable-to-resolve-a-name-when-nslookup-works-fine) — TFM, Nov 27 '12 at 03:57

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 26 '12 at 18:22

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Try clearing your cache:

in cmd.exe:

ipconfig /flushdns

edited Nov 26 '12 at 18:22

amiregelz

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EliadTech

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 27 '12 at 14:52

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Try running the command:

ipconfig /flushdns

If that doesnt resolve the problem, then there could be a possible conflict with your DNS server.

So if it doesnt work,

Go into "Network and Sharing Center"
Open up the connection that you are using
Go to Properties
Look for the IPv4 Address
And assign it a specific DNS server, try using Google's Public DNS servers "8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4"

edited Nov 27 '12 at 14:52

slhck

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nslookup on XP resolves to address, but ping can't find host

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