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Windows 2000 / Windows XP
Windows Vista / Windows 7
Mac OS X Leopard
Mac OS X 10.51 / Older
Linux

How to Flush Your DNS Cache

Tags: DNS 

Windows 2000 / Windows XP
Windows Vista / Windows 7
Mac OS X Leopard
Mac OS X 10.51 / Older
Linux

Flushing your DNS cache on your local computer can ensure that you're pulling the most current version of a website. In this article, we will review the simplest methods to flush your DNS cache for various operating systems.

Windows 2000 / Windows XP

  1. Open up a command prompt  by clicking the Start button
  2. Search for Run
  3. Enter in cmd
  4. Type in the command ipconfig /flushdns

Windows Vista / Windows 7

  1. Click the start button and navigate to the command prompt, Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
  2. Make sure that you right-click on the command prompt and choose Run as Administrator.
  3. Type in the command ipconfig /flushdns

Mac OS X Leopard

  1. Open up a Terminal session
  2. Run the command dscacheutil -flushcache

Mac OS X 10.51 / Older

  1. Open a command terminal
  2. Run the command lookupd -flushcache

Linux

  1. Open up a command terminal, either as root, or run step 2 with sudo
  2. Run the command /etc/init.d/nscd restart

Written by Michael Brower  /  June 23, 2017