# DNS Config Watch Failed

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dns-config-watch-failed/44632>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition79\
**Created:** [March 18, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dns-config-watch-failed/44632 "2021-03-18T13:53:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![dkhayes117](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dkhayes117/32/68344_2.png) [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dns-config-watch-failed/44632/1 "2021-03-18T13:53:20Z")

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Anyone know what this error is about? I see it popup in the designer console every now and then

```auto
08:54:22 SEVERE: [0318/085422.503:ERROR:dns_config_service_win.cc(745)] DNS config watch failed.

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**Author:** ![peter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@peter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peter)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dns-config-watch-failed/44632/2 "2021-03-18T14:57:58Z")

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My (limited) understanding of this (in general) is that there was a timeout when contacting whatever DNS server you have configured for the computer you are running your designer on. This could be because of local network issues all the way to the stability of the actual DNS you are referencing.

It would be useful to see the IP address of the actual DNS you have configured, and what sort of system are you running this on.