# Chrome: No internet — DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NO_INTERNET (DNS probe finished, no internet)

**Code:** `DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NO_INTERNET` · **Category:** Browser · **Seen on:** Chrome, Edge, Windows, macOS

Chrome’s built-in DNS probe could not reach any DNS server, so the device effectively has no working internet or DNS.

## Meaning

Like ERR_INTERNET_DISCONNECTED, but specifically after a DNS lookup failed and the probe confirmed nothing answers. Common with a router that lost its uplink, a VPN or firewall blocking DNS (port 53), or wrong DNS server settings.

## Common causes

- Router/ISP outage or cable unplugged
- DNS server addresses wrong or unreachable
- Firewall/VPN blocking DNS traffic
- Corrupted network stack
- IPv6-only DNS configured on an IPv4 network

## Quick fix

1. Check the connection and restart the router
2. Set DNS to 1.1.1.1 and 8.8.8.8
3. Flush DNS and reset the network stack

## Detailed fix by platform

### Windows

1. `ipconfig /flushdns`, `netsh winsock reset`, then set DNS in Adapter properties → IPv4 → Use the following DNS server addresses

### macOS

1. System Settings → Network → Details → DNS: add 1.1.1.1 and 8.8.8.8

### Linux

1. `resolvectl status` and `ping -c1 1.1.1.1` (connectivity) vs `ping -c1 example.com` (DNS)

## How to diagnose

1. **Connectivity** — Does ping 1.1.1.1 work?
2. **DNS** — Does nslookup work with 8.8.8.8?
3. **Network** — Other devices online?

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Source: [WhatIsMyError](https://whatismyerror.com/errors/browser/dns-probe-finished-no-internet)