How do I flush my DNS?

To flush DNS cache in Microsoft Windows:-

- Start -> Run -> type cmd
- in command prompt, type ipconfig /flushdns
- Done! You Windows DNS cache has just been flush.

To flush the DNS cache in Linux, restart the nscd daemon:-


- To restart the nscd daemon, type /etc/rc.d/init.d/nscd restart in your terminal
- Once you run the command your linux DNS cache will flush.

To flush the DNS cache in Mac OS X Leopard:-

- type lookupd -flushcache in your terminal to flush the DNS resolver cache.
- Once you run the command your DNS cache (in Mac OS X) will flush.

To flush the DNS cache in Mac OS X:-

- type dscacheutil -flushcache in your terminal to flush the DNS resolver cache.
- Once you run the command your DNS cache (in Mac OS X Leopard) will flush.

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