cannot access microsoft.com or dell.com on office workstations

Perform the following:

start > run > cmd

nslookup microsoft.com
nslookup dell.com

Take results and paste them here (pay special attention to the server it looks at).

What are your DNS settings on the hosts?  Are you pointing to internal servers or external servers?

Is it just those 2 sites?  Can you access other sites such as msn.com, yahoo.com, etc.?

The address 208.109.1.1 comes back as m1plqscweb-v05.secureserver.net in Scottsdale AZ?

server: unknown
address: main server/dns

name microsoft.com
address: 208.109.1.1

name:dell.com
address: is blank

pointing to internal

yes it is just those 2 sites. other sites can be accessed

Can you post the results of nslookup google.com please

If you're getting "Server: Unknown", then you have an internal issue with reverse lookup.  That should be the name of your main DNS server IP that you have listed.

Connect to that DNS server and see if you have any entries for the Microsoft.com or dell.com domains.

NOte: this is on workstations that are not working

nslookup - google.com

DNS request timed out
timeout was 2 seconds

server-unknown
address-main server/dns

non-authoritative answer
name: google.com
adresses:2607:f8b0:400b:80a::1009
74.125.266.105
74.125.266.103
74.125.266.98
74.125.266.96
74.125.266.99
74.125.266.101
74.125.266.110
74.125.266.100
74.125.266.97
74.125.266.102
74.125.266.104

Can you post the ping results when you ping the IP address of your primary and secondary DNS servers please.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\administrator>ping 192.168.100.113

Pinging 192.168.100.113 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.100.113: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.100.113: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.100.113: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.100.113: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.100.113:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 2ms, Average = 0ms

C:\Users\administrator>ping 192.168.100.114

Pinging 192.168.100.114 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.100.114: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.100.114: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.100.114: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.100.114: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.100.114:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

ping Microsoft.com and ping dell.com

Post results here.

Also go into your DNS admin console for both primary and secondary DNS servers.  Look for the domain "Microsoft.com" and "dell.com" to be listed.

Perform

nslookup Microsoft.com 4.2.2.4
nslookup Dell.com 4.2.2.4

Post results here.  Can you also confirm if the working machines have the same DNS configuration?  Are they on the same subnet as the broken machines?  Do you have antivirus with firewall running or the windows firewall?  If so, disable them for testing purposes.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\administrator>ping microsoft.com

Pinging microsoft.com [208.109.1.1] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 208.109.1.1: bytes=32 time=92ms TTL=111
Reply from 208.109.1.1: bytes=32 time=91ms TTL=111
Reply from 208.109.1.1: bytes=32 time=91ms TTL=111
Reply from 208.109.1.1: bytes=32 time=91ms TTL=111

Ping statistics for 208.109.1.1:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 91ms, Maximum = 92ms, Average = 91ms

C:\Users\administrator>ping dell.com
Ping request could not find host dell.com. Please check the name and try again.

C:\Users\administrator>nslookup microsoft.com 4.2.2.4
Server:  d.resolvers.level3.net
Address:  4.2.2.4

Non-authoritative answer:
Name:    microsoft.com
Addresses:  64.4.11.37
          65.55.58.201


C:\Users\administrator>nslookup dell.com 4.2.2.4
Server:  d.resolvers.level3.net
Address:  4.2.2.4

Non-authoritative answer:
Name:    dell.com
Addresses:  143.166.83.38
          143.166.224.244


no entries for micorsoft or dell on dns
yes machines are on the same subnet
only my main server .113 does microsoft and dell work

This is working now. on my primary dns the forwarders had 8.8.8.8 as secondary on once it was moved up both sites now work.

Thanks

Glad you got it working.  GL to you!