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Title:
How to Flush DNS
Word Count:
198

Summary:
Ocassionally a systems "cache" of DNS addresses becomes corrupt. It therefore, becomes necessa

Keywords:
flush dns

Article Body:
The Domain Name System (DNS) is how the Internet manages and stores domain names into IP addre
To flush your DNS cache in WINDOWS simply perform the following steps:

1. Open command prompt window. (Start/Program Files/Accessories/Command Prompt) OR (Start 2. Enter "ipconfig /flush dns" at the command prompt.(C: >)
A confirmation window should then appear confirming a successful flush.
Example:
C:Documents and SettingsJohn>ipconfig /flushdns
Windows IP Configuration
Successfully flushed the DNS resolver Cache.

The screen will then return to the initial command string:
C:Documents and SettingsJohn>
To flush your DNS cache in LINUX simply perform the following steps:
* Restart the nscd daemon: Enter "etc/rc.d/init.d/nscd restart" in your command terminal
Once you run this command in linux, your DNS cache will be flushed.
To flush your DNS cache in Mac OS X simply perform the following steps:
* Enter "lookupd -flushcache" in your command terminal
Once this command is run in Mac OS X, your DNS cache will be flushed.

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