Go to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network Connections
.
Right click on the network connection you want to change and go to Properties
, Double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP /IPv4)
and then click the Advanced
Button.
Under the DNS
Tab look for the various options and change to suit.
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If you do not see any settings or anything obvious, this is most likely being set by your actual DNS server and you will have to change it there.
Lastly, you can also see if it is hard coded in the computer name. Open System Settings
(easiest way is by pressing Windows Flag+Pause/Break, click Advanced system settings
on the left and then go to the Computer Name
Tab, and make sure that it isn't set to computer.local, you can check/change it here - click the Change
Button, then the More
button.
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