Clearing DNS cache

[Jim Madsen]

I have XP Home Edition. Over the weekend I has trouble connecting to a
web site -- today I could connect from work, but not at home. Suddenly
it started working again.

Question--it appeared to be a DNS problem (could not resolve host).
Does XP Home cache DNS, and if so how does one clear the DNS cache, or
turn DNS caching off?

Jim

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

From a command prompt: ipconfig /flushdns

 

[Jim Madsen]

Thanks Tom--

I did a search in XP Help, but could not find that tidbit of info.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I read somewhere that...
The default time period for keeping an address in the cache is 24 hours.

ipconfig /flushdns Purges the DNS Resolver cache.

Open a command prompt...
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type or paste this in the command prompt window:

ipconfig /flushdns

Hit your Enter key.

To see ipconfig help, type or paste:

ipconfig /?

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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