How to flush DNS on your computer
DNS cache is something that your computer uses to quickly lookup the IP address of for example a website.
There are some situations that will require you to clear/flush your DNS cache in order to get the latest information.
- To flush DNS cache in Microsoft Windows (all versions) Go to Start -> Run -> type in cmd (click OK )
- Now from the command prompt, type ipconfig /flushdns (hit Enter) that will reset your DNS cache
- To flush DNS cache on Mac OSX (Leopard): type lookupd -flushcache in the terminal window that will reset your DNS cache
- To flush DNS cache on Mac OSX: type dscacheutil -flushcache in your terminal window that will reset your DNS cache
- To flush DNS cache on a Linux box you need to restart the nscd service/daemon: type /etc/rc.d/init.d/nscd restart the terminal window that will reset your DNS cache
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