DNS server configuration on solaris 10

Please, can somebody give me the way, step by step to configure a DNS server on solaris 10. i want to have the directories and files that it is necessary to modify and the modification to have a domain name "deptech.lan" with ip adress of the DNS server 192.168.100.2.
thank

> Please, can somebody give me the way, step by step to
configure a DNS server on solaris 10. i want to have
the directories and files that it is necessary to
modify and the modification to have a domain name
"deptech.lan" with ip adress of the DNS
server 192.168.100.2.
>
> thankDo this in this way,
1. unconfig your system
# sys-unconfig
2. Then press " Y" after that it wil reboot..
3. Then it will start config.
4. you can see like that,
Network ( y/n)
Network Interfence ( acc. 2 ur NIC , e.g. rstl0 /nge0 etc..)
select it. If you have two NIC in your system. then you choose any one..
5. Enter your " Host name"
6. then system ip
7. Then some stpes wll appear, it shows,, DHCp, Enable Ipv6 etc.. select acc. 2 ur configartion.
8. Then it will appear ' name service"
then select " Dns"
9. Give your DNS server name
10 . enter " server ip "
then search domain ( enter acc. 2 ur config/ may leave blank)
N.B: for going next stages / contiues you have to use " F2" key..
then it will configured..
Let me know if its ok or for any problem..
Thanks
Partha

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Hi, I've tried to look in all topics, but I was not able to find any solution.
I'm installing a DNS service over a Mac OSX Server 10.6, but I'm still having lots of problems with the configuration.
While the forwarders works greatly, the internal zone do not works:
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;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 3652
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file "named.ca";
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file "localhost.zone";
allow-update { none; };
zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" IN {
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file "named.local";
allow-update { none; };
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Thanks Felix for quick response.
In your scenario:
1. You configured to different DNS servers and probably only one of them replied to DNS queries. And this is OK.
2. When non valid IP configured means that DNS server will not reply to DNS query and than failover will query the second DNS server in the list. And this is also OK.
I'm looking 2 different DNS servers configuration when one of them will reply to different domains. For example:
First server will reply to *.mycompany.com.
The second one will reply to any query except mycompany.com domain(since it is not published).
Thanks again,
Oleg.

DNS server configuration and behaivour

Hi all,
I'm looking for detail explanations which can explain how Mac OS X 10.6 *DNS client* works and may be configured.
According to http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2227251 nothing is not guaranteed like order and failover.
According to http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4030 failover will take affect when DNS server returns with SERV_FAIL (0x2) error code. What about NXDOMAIN (0x3) error code (which is more interesting scenario)?
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Thanks Felix for quick response.
In your scenario:
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I'm looking 2 different DNS servers configuration when one of them will reply to different domains. For example:
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We have some servers running solaris 9 and some running solaris 10. We also have a DNS server setup running BIND with the MySQL backend. When I query the DNS server from our solaris 9 boxes, they always work just fine. However, when I query the DNS server from our solaris 10 boxes, they always fail. Queries to other DNS servers from the Solaris 10 boxes work just fine - they only fail when being sent to this particular DNS server. Here's exactly what I'm doing:
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First off, I am an idiot. I got this entire post backwards. The fact is that the DNS requests work swimmingly well on our Solaris 10 boxes. They fail on our Solaris 9 boxes. I don't know how I managed to read this post all of these times and not notice that I got that backwards. Nice.
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Anyway, I doubt anyone else will come across this problem, but if you do, now you know something that might fix it.
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DNS Server Question

I have an Actiontec router that is my primary router, and where my broadband connection is. Behind this I have a second Actiontec that is connected via a MoCA extension in my bedroom and a Netgear router that is connected to the primary via wired ethernet. The Netgear is handling wireless only.
At present the two routers behind the primary router have no DNS server configured. I would like to make the primary router the defacto DNS server. Is it just as easy as pointing the two routers behind the primary to it, or is there more to this. Second the primary router's Network (Home/Office) section is not pointing to any DNS server. Do I just point this section to the IP of the primary also?
Last but not least I would like to resolve the names I gave my routers to their IPs. The problem I see is that the primary router cannot have a DNS entry for itself. Is there anyway to get around this?
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Solved!
Go to Solution.

If the second Actiontec is functioning as a MOCA bridge, it is NOT functioning as a router and it's DHCP server must be disabled. Therefore, it is NOT supplying DNS addresses.
Whether the Netgear is functioning as a router depends on whether it is connected to the primary LAN-to-WAN or LAN-to-LAN.
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Cisco IOS as DNS server

Dear Community!
Could someone help me to fine-tuning DNS server configuration?
I'm configuring an IOS router act as a DNS server with the following parameters:
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ip dns server
ip domain round-robin
ip domain name [domain.net]
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The client PCs at the remote end of the IPSec tunnel should query public DNS names from public DNS server, and the records of our private DNS domain.
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Best Regards,
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Sure, it's called DNS Proxy. It's not supported on all devices, so you'll have to check.
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios123/123relnt/800/rn830xc3.htm
DNS Proxy
In virtual private network (VPN), Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPOE), etc. PCs connected to the LAN may get Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) parameters including the IP addresses of the Domain Name System (DNS) server prior to the router connecting to the WAN to get the information over IP Control Protocol (IPCP). The objective with Proxy DNS (or caching-only name server) enables the router to receive DNS queries on behalf of the real DNS servers and proxy for the hosts on the LAN connected users. This enables the DHCP server to immediately send the hosts the router's own LAN address in lieu of the DNS server's IP address. The router forwards the DNS queries from local users to real DNS servers after the WAN connection comes up and caches the DNS records in response. Over the time, cache includes the DNS information most often requested by the local resolvers and this can reduce the overhead of packets to the WAN.
The router must obtain the correct DNS server information from the WAN in order for it to function as a proxy DNS server.
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HTH and please rate.

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> Please, can somebody give me the way, step by step to
configure a DNS server on solaris 10. i want to have
the directories and files that it is necessary to
modify and the modification to have a domain name
"deptech.lan" with ip adress of the DNS
server 192.168.100.2.
>
> thankDo this in this way,
1. unconfig your system
# sys-unconfig
2. Then press " Y" after that it wil reboot..
3. Then it will start config.
4. you can see like that,
Network ( y/n)
Network Interfence ( acc. 2 ur NIC , e.g. rstl0 /nge0 etc..)
select it. If you have two NIC in your system. then you choose any one..
5. Enter your " Host name"
6. then system ip
7. Then some stpes wll appear, it shows,, DHCp, Enable Ipv6 etc.. select acc. 2 ur configartion.
8. Then it will appear ' name service"
then select " Dns"
9. Give your DNS server name
10 . enter " server ip "
then search domain ( enter acc. 2 ur config/ may leave blank)
N.B: for going next stages / contiues you have to use " F2" key..
then it will configured..
Let me know if its ok or for any problem..
Thanks
Partha

DNS Server on Solaris 10

Hi. I'm trying to install DNS in a Solaris 10, But there is some strange and is that the inetd file is so short, and in the rc2.d directory isn't the S72inetsvc that is the file that start | stop -TCP services. I copied that file from another server and this is the message :
"starting internet domain name server.
inetd is now an smf(5) managed service and can no longer be run from the
command line. "
Any knows haw can I do to fix it?
Thanks.
Francisco Velasco

From my latest efforts ( any corrections or improvements would be appreciated)
Reconfigure Services
( from http://src.opensolaris.org/source/xref/sfw/usr/src/pkgdefs/SUNWbindr/postinstall )
Dnsint04> svcprop p option/ip_interfaces dns/server:default
all
dnsint04> svcprop p options/configuration_file dns/server:default
Dnsint04> svccfg s dns/server:default setprop options/ip_interfaces=IPv4
Dnsint04> svccfg s dns/server:default setprop options/configuration_file=/etc/named.conf
Dnsint04> svcadm refresh dns/server:default
Dnsint04> svcprop p option/ip_interfaces dns/server:default
all
dnsint04> svcprop p options/configuration_file dns/server:default
/etc/named.conf
Dnsint04> vi /lib/svc/method/dns-server
     Change server=/usr/sbin/named to server=/usr/local/sbin/namedInstall BIND
# mkdir /usr/named
# cd /var
# ln s /usr/named named
# mount /nfs/OS-INSTALL
# cd /opt/PATCHES
# cp /nfs/OS-INSTALL/Solaris/bind-9.5.0-P1.tar.gz /opt/PATCHES
# gzcat bind-9.5.0-P1.tar.gz | tar xvf
# cd bind-9.5.0-P1
# ./configure disable-threads
# make
# make install
.pwd
# vi /root/.profile     Add /usr/local/sbin to the PATH statement (/usrbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin: )
Confirguing BIND:
-     when the software is finished doing the installation, you have to create the /var/named/ directory and /etc/named.conf file. Depending on what type of DNS server you wish to create:
Primary:
-     review the configuration on the DNSEXT01(secondary external DNS), DNSEXT02(primary external DNS), DNSINT01(primary internal DNS) or DNSINT02(secondary internal DNS) server. In short find one and copy over the /etc/named.conf and /var/named-int/.named.root /var/named-ext/.named.root.
-     Allow transfer from dnsint01 ( or the current primary ) by editing /etc/named.conf on that box.
-     Stop and restart named on the primary.
-     Start named on the new box
-     Watch /var/adm/messages on both primary and newbox for errors
-     You should start seeing the db files populating in /var/named-int and /var/named-ext on the new box.
Secondary
-     review the configuration on the DNSEXT01(secondary external DNS), DNSEXT02(primary external DNS), DNSINT01(primary internal DNS) or DNSINT02(secondary internal DNS) server. In short find one and copy over the /etc/named.conf and /var/named-int/.named.root. /var/named-ext/.named.root.
-     Allow transfer from dnsint01 ( or the current primary ) by editing /etc/named.conf on that box.
-     Stop and restart named on the primary.
-     Start named on the new box
-     Watch /var/adm/messages on both primary and newbox for errors
-     You should start seeing the db files populating in /var/named on the new box.

Dns server in solaris 10 issues

Hello,
I have configured /etc/resolv.conf with the following:
nameserver 8.8.8.8
"nslookup www.yahoo.com" works fine to get the IP, but "ping www.yahoo.com" failed with with unknown host.
Did I miss something to configure my dns server?
Thanks for the help in advance.
Tom

You haven't configured a DNS server. You've told nslookup which DNS server to use to resolve a name to an address.
Try:
http://www.convery.me.uk/blog/?p=16
for assistance with your issue.
Don't forget that Solaris 10 uses both hosts and ipndoes. Later versions have these files linked together.
alan

DNS server on Solaris 8

I am interested in using Solaris 8 as an DNS server. Any advise on how I can configure it. I am new to Solaris 8, so any step by step advise is greatly appreciated.
Thanks a million.

Hi,
I am sending the configuration for DNS. But before doing it take a printout and have a study and then do it. If you have any comments don't hesitate to contact me.
Thanks.
Mohammed Abid Ali,
[email protected]
Dubai, UAE.
=========================================
For example consider the following
Domain name     universe.com
DNS server name     wstsun
DNS clients     wstsun1, wstsun2, wstsun3,
wstsun4
note: Use syntax, dots and space carefully.
Steps to create DNS server
1.     Go to /etc directory and create a file called �defaultdomain� and enter DNS name (universe.com)
2.     Reboot server by using init 6.
3.     Go to /etc directory and create �named.boot� file.
4.     Go to /var directory and create �named� directory.
5.     Go to /var/named directory and create the following file
i)     named.local
ii)     named.hosts
iii)     named.rev
6.     Go to /etc/nsswitch.conf file and add �dns� before the hosts.
Example of each file
i)     example of �/etc/defaultdomain� file � universe.com
ii)     example of �named.boot� file
;named.boot file on the dnsmaster (wstsun)
;files required by in.named are located here
directory /var/named
; here are the names of the primary files.
primary     universe.com named.hosts
primary     0.0.127.in-addr.arpa     named.local
primary     0.200.200.in-addr.arpa named.rev
iii)     example of �named.hosts� file
;SOA rec
universe.com.     IN SOA wstsun.universe.com. root.wstsun.universe.com
19970332          ;serial number
21600          ;refresh every 3 hours
10800          ;retry every 3 hours
604800          ;expire after a week
86400 )          ;TTL of 1 day
;Name Servers
universe.com     IN NS wstsun.universe.com.
;Addresses
localhost          IN A     127.0.0.1
wstsun1          IN A     200.200.0.1
wstsun2          IN A     200.200.0.2
wstsun3          IN A     200.200.0.3
wstsun4          IN A     200.200.0.4
wstsun          IN A     200.200.0.10
;aliases
dnsmaster     IN CNAME wstsun.universe.com
Note: Include DNS server name and ip number in hosts list.
iv)     example of �named.local�
0.0.127.in-addr.arpa.     IN SOA wstsun.universe.com. root.wstsun.universe.com.
19970331          ;serial number
21600          ;refresh every 3 hours
10800          ;retry every 3 hours
604800          ;expire after a week
86400 )          ;TTL of 1 day
;Name Servers
0.0.127.in-addr.arpa.     IN NS wstsun.universe.com.
v)     example of �named.rev�
;SOA rec
0.200.200.in-addr.arpa.     IN SOA wstsun.universe.com. root.wstsun.universe.com.
19970331          ;serial number
21600          ;refresh every 3 hours
10800          ;retry every 3 hours
604800          ;expire after a week
86400 )          ;TTL of 1 day
;Name Servers
0.200.200.in-addr.arpa.     IN NS wstsun1.universe.com.
;Pointer records for 1,2,3,4,10
1          IN     PTR     wstsun1
2          IN     PTR     wstsun2
3          IN     PTR     wstsun3
4          IN     PTR     wstsun4
10          IN     PTR     wstsun
Note: Include DNS server name and ip number in records list.
After creation of DNS database files run �/usr/sbin/in.named� to verify �named� server is ready for queries. If �named� daemon finds any errors in DNS database files you can find in �/var/adm/messages� file. Correct the errors in respective files and run daemon after killing old daemon by using �kill� command. By using �nslookup� command verify whether DNS server is responding or not.
Note: if you want DNS server to act as a client create /etc/resolv.conf and make the entries about domain name and IP number.
Creating DNS client
1)     Go to /etc directory and create �resolv.conf� file.
2)     Go to /etc/nsswitch.conf file and keep �dns� in front of hosts.
i)     example of �resolv.conf� file
domain          universe.com
nameserver     200.200.0.10
Note: resolv.conf file contains the information about domain name and IP number in which clients are located. Use �nslookup� command to DNS server responding properly or not.

Your computer appears to be correctly configured, but the device or resource (DNS server) is not responding [and I'm at my wit's end!]

I originally posted this question to the community section and was advised to post it here. Please bear with me as this will be a long post. I'm including the scenarios involving this reoccurring issue, the trouble shooting steps I've already
taken and the results of several diagnostic tools and logs.
I have a Sony VAIOS VPCEBB33FM lap top since 2011. I have had this issue on an off for a long time. I'm at my wit's end. Any new insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Scenario Details
1) Some times it's on and off through out the day, sometimes it won't work all day, and once in a while it will work fine for the entire day.
2) I've had this issue across several wireless services, Clear Network accessed with WiMax, Library Wi-fi, Comcast cable internet using wireless router and Wi-fi, and Comcast Xfinity Wi-Fi, to name a few examples.
3) Other devices in the household or library will work with no problems such as my smart phone or my roommates' laptops or desktop computers.
4) Once in a while, the built-in wireless adapter is not found and I have to reinstall the driver. Also the diagnostic tool has had to reset my adapter on an increasing basis.
5) I had my hard drive replaced in December 2014 and my system restored from the System Restore disks that came with it when I bought the laptop. Even though I've been online on an infrequent basis it worked just fine for a while. Now that
I've been online a bit more I'm having the same issues again.
Below are my attempts at trouble shooting so far but I still have not been able to consistently resolve my DNS issues
1) Restarting my adapter
2) Turning off my laptop and removing the power supply for 5-10 minutes before turning it back on.
3) Using the IP Config in Command Prompt
     ipconfig /flushdns
   ipconfig /registerdns
   ipconfig /release
     ipconfig /renew
4) Using the NetSh reset in Command Prompt and restarting my laptop
     netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt
     netsh winsock reset
     ipconfig /flushdns
     [restart laptop]
5) Configuring the TCP/IP in several settings
    Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then click Properties.
    I have used the following settings:
       a) Obtain an DNS server address automatically
       b) OpenDNS
           208 67 222 222
           208 67 220 220
       c) Google DNS
           8 8 8 8
           8 8 4 4
6) Updating the driver for my Intel Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN and Intel Centrino(R) WIMAX 6250 from the Intel website previous having my laptop wiped clean in 2014. It still did not resolve the issue. My laptop
manufacturer as not come up with an driver update for my adapter since 2010. I haven't tried to update the adapter driver from Intel's website since having my laptop repaired due to the fact that Intel strongly recommending using the manufacturer's updates
instead and frankly it didn't make much of a difference when I did it the first time.
7) The last one I've tried as of today is going into Services and changing the start up type to automatic for the following:
       Computer Browser [changed from manual to automatic]
       DHCP Client [already set to automatic]
       DNS Client [already set to automatic]
       Network Connections [already set to automatic]
       Network Location Awareness [changed from manual to automatic]
       Remote Procedure Call (RPC) [already set to automatic]
       Server [already set to automatic]
       TCP/IP Netbios helper [already set to automatic]
       Workstation [already set to automatic]
...and I'm still having DNS issues.
My only guessing are that my laptop came with a lemon adapter that needs to be replaced, some advanced setting(s) that I'm not aware off, or my firewall/anti-virus is interfering. I've used Symmantic Anti-virus and Firewall in the past and currently
Avast Anti-Virus with Microsoft Network Firewall. I've had DNS issues with both anti-virus/firewall set ups.
Below are the results from the diagnostics and tests that I've ran.
Windows Network Diagnostics
Your computer appears to be correctly configured, but the device or resource (DNS server) is not responding Detected Detected
Contact your network administrator or Internet service provider (ISP) Completed
Windows can't communicate with the device or resource (DNS server). The computer or service you are trying to reach might be...
Details about network adapter diagnosis:
Network adapter Wireless Network Connection driver information:
   Description . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN
   Manufacturer . . . . . . . . . : Intel Corporation
   Provider . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel
   Version   . . . . . . . . . . . : 13.2.1.5
   Inf File Name . . . . . . . . . : C:\Windows\INF\oem17.inf
   Inf File Date . . . . . . . . . : Monday, June 14, 2010 9:05:44 AM
   Section Name . . . . . . . . . : Install_MPCIEX_GEN_6250_AGN_2x2_HMC_WIN7_64_MOW
   Hardware ID . . . . . . . . . . : pci\ven_8086&dev_0087&subsys_13018086
   Instance Status Flags . . . . . : 0x180200a
   Device Manager Status Code . . : 0
   IfType . . . . . . . . . . . . : 71
   Physical Media Type . . . . . . : 9
Informational Diagnostics Information (Wireless Connectivity)
Details about wireless connectivity diagnosis:
Information for connection being diagnosed
Interface GUID: 70a0781d-6329-45e4-8d7c-34aeca294c39
Interface name: Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN
Interface type: Native WiFi
Connection incident diagnosed
Auto Configuration ID: 1
Connection ID: 1
Connection status summary
Connection started at: 2015-03-07 19:57:14-186
Profile match: Success
Pre-Association: Success
Association: Success
Security and Authentication: Success
List of visible access point(s): 22 item(s) total, 22 item(s) displayed
        BSSID       BSS Type PHY   Signal(dB)   Chnl/freq    SSID
60-02-92-C6-D3-E8   Infra   <unknown>   -62       11   HOME-C7D4-2.4
60-02-92-A1-75-E0   Infra   <unknown>   -58       6   HOME-B917-2.4
00-1D-D5-D5-34-F0   Infra   <unknown>   -73       6   HOME-34F2
60-02-92-A1-75-E1   Infra   <unknown>   -58       6   (Unnamed Network)
06-1D-D5-D5-34-F0   Infra   <unknown>   -78       6   xfinitywifi
C4-27-95-C9-C4-2D   Infra   <unknown>   -57       1   HOME-C42D
02-1D-D5-D5-34-F0   Infra   <unknown>   -74       6   (Unnamed Network)
00-0D-97-07-E0-79   Infra   g   -75       6   (Unnamed Network)
00-1D-CF-2A-44-C0   Infra   <unknown>   -86       6   HOME-44C2
02-1D-CF-2A-44-C0   Infra   <unknown>   -86       6   (Unnamed Network)
F8-E4-FB-3C-87-A2   Infra   <unknown>   -89       6   YVNM7
06-1D-CF-2A-44-C0   Infra   <unknown>   -87       6   xfinitywifi
0C-F8-93-7A-13-50   Infra   b   -87       6   PKennedy
06-F8-93-7A-13-50   Infra   b   -89       6   xfinitywifi
02-F8-93-7A-13-50   Infra   b   -87       6   (Unnamed Network)
E0-88-5D-C8-A9-DC   Infra   <unknown>   -80       1   HOME-A9DC
E2-88-5D-C8-A9-DD   Infra   <unknown>   -79       1   (Unnamed Network)
16-CF-E2-43-0B-30   Infra   <unknown>   -88       1   xfinitywifi
60-02-92-F0-A8-C0   Infra   <unknown>   -90       11   HOME-96A6-2.4
60-02-92-C6-D3-E9   Infra   <unknown>   -63       11   (Unnamed Network)
02-1D-D4-EB-87-00   Infra   <unknown>   -88       11   (Unnamed Network)
06-1D-D4-EB-87-00   Infra   <unknown>   -88       11   xfinitywifi
Connection History
Information for Auto Configuration ID 1
List of visible networks: 13 item(s) total, 13 item(s) displayed
BSS Type PHY   Security   Signal(RSSI)   Compatible   SSID
Infra   <unknown>   Yes       63   Yes       HOME-C7D4-2.4
Infra   <unknown>   Yes       70   Yes       HOME-B917-2.4
Infra   <unknown>   Yes       43   Yes       HOME-34F2
Infra   <unknown>   Yes       70   Yes       (Unnamed Network)
Infra   <unknown>   No       40   Yes       xfinitywifi
Infra   <unknown>   Yes       71   Yes       HOME-C42D
Infra   g   No       43   Yes       (Unnamed Network)
Infra   <unknown>   Yes       28   Yes       HOME-44C2
Infra   <unknown>   Yes       20   Yes       YVNM7
Infra   b   Yes       21   Yes       PKennedy
Infra   <unknown>   Yes       33   Yes       HOME-A9DC
Infra   <unknown>   Yes       35   Yes       (Unnamed Network)
Infra   <unknown>   Yes       16   Yes       HOME-96A6-2.4
List of preferred networks: 3 item(s)
   Profile: xfinitywifi
    SSID: xfinitywifi
    SSID length: 11
    Connection mode: Infra
    Security: No
    Set by group policy: No
    Connect even if network is not broadcasting: No
    Connectable: Yes
   Profile: HTC Portable Hotspot 9F50
    SSID: HTC Portable Hotspot 9F50
    SSID length: 25
    Connection mode: Infra
    Security: Yes
    Set by group policy: No
    Connect even if network is not broadcasting: No
    Connectable: No
     Reason: 0x00028002
   Profile: belkin.332
    SSID: belkin.332
    SSID length: 10
    Connection mode: Infra
    Security: Yes
    Set by group policy: No
    Connect even if network is not broadcasting: No
    Connectable: No
     Reason: 0x00028002
Information for Connection ID 1
Connection started at: 2015-03-07 19:57:14-186
Auto Configuration ID: 1
Profile: xfinitywifi
SSID: xfinitywifi
SSID length: 11
Connection mode: Infra
Security: No
Pre-Association and Association
   Connectivity settings provided by hardware manufacturer (IHV): No
   Security settings provided by hardware manufacturer (IHV): No
   Profile matches network requirements: Success
   Pre-association status: Success
   Association status: Success
    Last AP: 06-1d-d5-d5-34-f0
Security and Authentication
   Configured security type: Open
   Configured encryption type: None
   802.1X protocol: No
   Key exchange initiated: Yes
    Unicast key received: No
    Multicast key received: No
   Number of security packets received: 0
   Number of security packets sent: 0
   Security attempt status: Success
Connectivity
   Packet statistics
    Ndis Rx: 2068
    Ndis Tx: 2543
    Unicast decrypt success: 0
    Multicast decrypt success: 0
    Unicast decrypt failure: 0
    Multicast decrypt failure: 0
    Rx success: 3954
    Rx failure: 0
    Tx success: 537
    Tx failure: 4
    Tx retry: 2
    Tx multiple retry: 2
    Tx max lifetime exceeded: 0
    Tx ACK failure: 18
   Roaming history: 0 item(s)
InformationalDiagnostics Information (Wireless Connectivity)
Details about wireless connectivity diagnosis:
For complete information about this session see the wireless connectivity information event.
Helper Class: Auto Configuration
Initialize status: Success
Information for connection being diagnosed
Interface GUID: 70a0781d-6329-45e4-8d7c-34aeca294c39
Interface name: Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN
Interface type: Native WiFi
Result of diagnosis: There may be problem
Network Connection details from Command Prompt (some info hidden for security reasons)
Connection-specific DNS Suffix:
Description: Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN
Physical Address: ‎00-23-15-54-19-B8
DHCP Enabled: Yes
IPv4 Address: 192.168.X.XX
IPv4 Subnet Mask: 255.255.XX.X
Lease Obtained: Saturday, March 07, 2015 7:57:14 PM
Lease Expires: Saturday, March 07, 2015 8:24:44 PM
IPv4 Default Gateway: 192.168.X.X
IPv4 DHCP Server: 192.168.X.X
IPv4 DNS Servers: 75.75.75.75, 75.75.76.76
IPv4 WINS Server:
NetBIOS over Tcpip Enabled: Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address: fe80::b8de:3ac9:e166:XXX%XX
IPv6 Default Gateway:
IPv6 DNS Server:
Results of Ping and Trace Route in Command Prompt
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Windows\system32>ping 127.0.0.1
Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
C:\Windows\system32>ping www.youtube.com
Pinging youtube-ui.l.google.com [173.194.121.6] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 173.194.121.6: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=55
Reply from 173.194.121.6: bytes=32 time=19ms TTL=55
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 173.194.121.6:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 2, Lost = 2 (50% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 19ms, Maximum = 24ms, Average = 21ms
C:\Windows\system32>ping 74.125.239.34
Pinging 74.125.239.34 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 74.125.239.34: bytes=32 time=3286ms TTL=50
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 74.125.239.34:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 1, Lost = 3 (75% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 3286ms, Maximum = 3286ms, Average = 3286ms
C:\Windows\system32>ping www.hotmail.com
Pinging dispatch.kahuna.glbdns2.microsoft.com [65.55.157.204] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 65.55.157.204: bytes=32 time=111ms TTL=237
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 65.55.157.204: bytes=32 time=1537ms TTL=237
Ping statistics for 65.55.157.204:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 2, Lost = 2 (50% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 111ms, Maximum = 1537ms, Average = 824ms
C:\Windows\system32>ping 207.46.11.236
Pinging 207.46.11.236 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 207.46.11.236:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
C:\Windows\system32>tracert www.youtube.com
Tracing route to youtube-ui.l.google.com [173.194.121.5]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1    19 ms    13 ms    17 ms xfwsr12-nwca-01.sys.comcast.net [68.85.15.244]
2    13 ms    13 ms    27 ms ae-14-32767-ar03.newcastle.de.panjde.comcast.net [68.85.192.205]
3    20 ms    26 ms    21 ms he-5-10-0-0-cr01.ashburn.va.ibone.comcast.net [68.86.94.249]
4    18 ms    34 ms    22 ms he-0-13-0-0-pe07.ashburn.va.ibone.comcast.net [68.86.86.50]
5    19 ms    18 ms    18 ms 50-248-116-190-static.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [50.248.116.190]
6    35 ms    18 ms    18 ms 209.85.249.217
7    21 ms    19 ms    19 ms 72.14.233.93
8     *        *        *     Request timed out.
9     *     2509 ms   677 ms iad23s25-in-f5.1e100.net [173.194.121.5]
Trace complete.
C:\Windows\system32>tracert 74.125.239.34
Tracing route to nuq04s19-in-f2.1e100.net [74.125.239.34]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1    54 ms    23 ms    12 ms xfwsr12-nwca-01.sys.comcast.net [68.85.15.244]
2    22 ms    19 ms    17 ms ae-14-32767-ar03.newcastle.de.panjde.comcast.net[68.85.192.205]
3    19 ms    19 ms    18 ms he-5-14-0-0-cr01.ashburn.va.ibone.comcast.net [68.86.166.121]
4    18 ms    18 ms    18 ms he-0-15-0-0-cr01.350ecermak.il.ibone.comcast.net[68.86.85.74]
5    19 ms    18 ms    22 ms 50-248-116-190-static.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [50.248.116.190]
6    22 ms    36 ms    19 ms 209.85.249.217
7    26 ms    23 ms    25 ms 209.85.143.112
8     *        *        *     Request timed out.
9     *        *        *     Request timed out.
10   972 ms     *        *     216.239.51.97
11   148 ms    97 ms    95 ms 216.239.46.241
12   324 ms   130 ms   432 ms 209.85.246.252
13     *        *        *     Request timed out.
14 1403 ms   101 ms   126 ms nuq04s19-in-f2.1e100.net [74.125.239.34]
Trace complete.
C:\Windows\system32>tracert www.hotmail.com
Tracing route to dispatch.kahuna.glbdns2.microsoft.com [65.55.157.144]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1    13 ms    13 ms    25 ms xfwsr12-nwca-01.sys.comcast.net [68.85.15.244]
2    13 ms    15 ms    13 ms ae-14-32767-ar03.newcastle.de.panjde.comcast.net[68.85.192.205]
3    20 ms    19 ms    17 ms he-5-13-0-0-cr01.ashburn.va.ibone.comcast.net [68.86.95.145]
4    17 ms    20 ms    20 ms he-0-13-0-0-pe07.ashburn.va.ibone.comcast.net [68.86.86.50]
5    17 ms    18 ms    38 ms as8075-2-c.ashburn.va.ibone.comcast.net [173.167.58.82]
6    18 ms    18 ms    36 ms ae4-0.ash-96cbe-1a.ntwk.msn.net [207.46.36.172]
7     *        *        *     Request timed out.
8     *     2191 ms    35 ms ae0-0.atb-96cbe-1b.ntwk.msn.net [191.234.81.167]
9     *        *        *     Request timed out.
10     *        *        *     Request timed out.
11    86 ms    84 ms    84 ms ae4-0.lax-96cbe-1a.ntwk.msn.net [191.234.83.150]
12    86 ms    86 ms    87 ms ae9-0.by2-96c-1a.ntwk.msn.net [207.46.42.176]
13     *        *        *     Request timed out.
14     *        *        *     Request timed out.
15     *        *        *     Request timed out.
16     *        *        *     Request timed out.
17    87 ms    84 ms    85 ms origin.by173w.bay173.mail.live.com [65.55.157.144]
Trace complete.
C:\Users\C.Cunningham>tracert 207.46.11.236
Tracing route to origin.by181w.bay181.mail.live.com [207.46.11.236]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1    16 ms    16 ms    19 ms xfwsr12-nwca-01.sys.comcast.net [68.85.15.244]
2    18 ms    13 ms    13 ms ae-14-32767-ar03.newcastle.de.panjde.comcast.net[68.85.192.205]
3    21 ms    19 ms    21 ms he-5-12-0-0-cr01.ashburn.va.ibone.comcast.net [68.86.95.141]
4    18 ms    21 ms    18 ms he-0-13-0-0-pe07.ashburn.va.ibone.comcast.net [68.86.86.50]
5     *        *        *     Request timed out.
6     *        *        *     Request timed out.
7     *        *        *     Request timed out.
8     *        *        *     Request timed out.
9     *        *        *     Request timed out.
10     *        *        *     Request timed out.
11     *        *        *     Request timed out.
12     *        *        *     Request timed out.
13     *        *        *     Request timed out.
14     *        *        *     Request timed out.
15     *        *        *     Request timed out.
16     *        *        *     Request timed out.
17     *        *        *     Request timed out.
18     *        *        *     Request timed out.
19     *        *        *     Request timed out.
20     *        *        *     Request timed out.
21     *        *        *     Request timed out.
22     *        *        *     Request timed out.
23     *        *        *     Request timed out.
24     *        *        *     Request timed out.
25     *        *        *     Request timed out.
26     *        *        *     Request timed out.
27     *        *        *     Request timed out.
28     *        *        *     Request timed out.
29     *        *        *     Request timed out.
30     *        *        *     Request timed out.
Trace complete.
Results of Intel WiFi Manual Diagnostics
Test Name                 Test Result   Test Summary
Hardware Test           Passed        Wireless Hardware is enabled
Driver Test           Passed        Diver is loaded. NETwNs64 Version 13.3.0.24
Radio Test                  Passed       Radio is ON
Scan Test                   Passed       There are 25 Networks available to connect
Association Test        Passed       Associated
Authentication Test   Passed       Authenticated
Signal Test                Passed       Signal Quality: Poor
Ping Test                  Failed          No Reponse: default gateway, DHCP server
I hope this information is enough to get to the root of this problem once and for all. Please let me know if you any other information such as event logs or statistics.
Thanks in advance.

Results of Intel WiFi Event View Log (I deleted some lines since there were basically repeats of the same messages)
#Event Source Time
Error Severity    Domain
User      Description
45           EvtEngine
3/8/2015 20:40 Success
Connection         SYSTEM
iAMT - Failed to read Windows Events Log
46           S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:41 Information
AppDriver
SYSTEM
Getting List of adapters.
47           S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:41 Information
AppDriver
SYSTEM
Intel adapter(s) found.
156         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:47 Information
Driver    SYSTEM
AddToExclude 06:1d:d5:d5:34:f0 xfinitywifi 6 WEV_EXCLUDE_LIST_REASON_802_11_AUTH_FAILURE
157         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:47 Information
Driver    SYSTEM
ATC 06:1d:cf:2a:44:c0 xfinitywifi 6 RSSI=-88
158         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:47 Error
Driver    SYSTEM
AssociationFailure 06:1d:cf:2a:44:c0 xfinitywifi 6 CNCT_GENERAL_FAILURE
159         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:47 Information
Driver    SYSTEM
AddToExclude 06:1d:cf:2a:44:c0 xfinitywifi 6 WEV_EXCLUDE_LIST_REASON_802_11_ASSOC_FAILURE
160         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:47 Information
Driver    SYSTEM
ATC 06:1d:d5:d5:34:f0 xfinitywifi 6 RSSI=-79
161         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:47 Success
Driver    SYSTEM
RxAuthSuccess 06:1d:d5:d5:34:f0 6
162         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:47 Success
Driver    SYSTEM
RxAssocResp 06:1d:d5:d5:34:f0 6 -77
163         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:49 Information
TCP/IP SYSTEM
VoIP: Got link down - deleting flows .
164         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:49 Information
Driver    SYSTEM
ATC 06:1d:d4:eb:87:00 xfinitywifi 11 RSSI=-88
165         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:49 Error
Driver    SYSTEM
AssociationFailure 06:1d:d4:eb:87:00 xfinitywifi 11 CNCT_GENERAL_FAILURE
166         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:49 Information
Driver    SYSTEM
AddToExclude 06:1d:d4:eb:87:00 xfinitywifi 11 WEV_EXCLUDE_LIST_REASON_802_11_ASSOC_FAILURE
167         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:49 Information
Driver    SYSTEM
ATC 06:1d:d4:eb:87:00 xfinitywifi 11 RSSI=-89
168         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:49 Error
Driver    SYSTEM
AssociationFailure 06:1d:d4:eb:87:00 xfinitywifi 11 CNCT_GENERAL_FAILURE
169         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:49 Information
Driver    SYSTEM
AddToExclude 06:1d:d4:eb:87:00 xfinitywifi 11 WEV_EXCLUDE_LIST_REASON_802_11_ASSOC_FAILURE
170         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:49 Information
Driver    SYSTEM
ATC 06:1d:d4:eb:87:00 xfinitywifi 11 RSSI=-90
171         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:49 Error
Driver    SYSTEM
AssociationFailure 06:1d:d4:eb:87:00 xfinitywifi 11 CNCT_GENERAL_FAILURE
172         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:49 Information
Driver    SYSTEM
ATC 06:1d:d5:d5:34:f0 xfinitywifi 6 RSSI=-82
173         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:49 Success
Driver    SYSTEM
RxAuthSuccess 06:1d:d5:d5:34:f0 6
174         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:49 Success
Driver    SYSTEM
RxAssocResp 06:1d:d5:d5:34:f0 6 -81
175         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:50 Information
Driver    SYSTEM
AddToExclude 06:1d:d5:d5:34:f0 xfinitywifi 6 WEV_EXCLUDE_LIST_REASON_802_11_AUTH_FAILURE
176         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:50 Information
Driver    SYSTEM
ATC 06:1d:d5:d5:34:f0 xfinitywifi 6 RSSI=-79
177         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:50 Success
Driver    SYSTEM
RxAuthSuccess 06:1d:d5:d5:34:f0 6
178         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 20:50 Success
Driver    SYSTEM
RxAssocResp 06:1d:d5:d5:34:f0 6 -80
179         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 21:03 Information
Driver    SYSTEM
RoamTrigger 06:1d:d5:d5:34:f0 xfinitywifi 6 RSSI=-81 MisBcn=8 RSSITh=-85 Roam Other Reason
186         S24EvMon
3/8/2015 21:21 Information
General
SYSTEM
DeviceIoCtrlS24NDIS: (2) Failed to send OID 0xff100055 to driver. Error - 31
187
S24EvMon
3/8/2015 21:21 Information
General
SYSTEM
DeviceIoCtrlS24NDIS - Dot11ExtNicSpecificExtension failed (31)

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