Can't flush out DNS cache

[B Zerangue]

I'm having a huge problem with Windows XP refreshing it's
cache. I have a website where I changed my DNS
information and webhost about 5 days ago. The proper DNS
information has propagated across the Internet. But my
local machine keeps resolving the wrong address. But
everywhere outside on my machine resolves it fine.

I've run ipconfig /flushDNS
I've flushed out history, cookie and offline content and
restarted my computer. Still keeps going back to the
wrong IP address. XP has a huge problem with this. Can't
Microsoft fix this issue.

 

[Dusty Harper {MS}]

What does an NSLookup tell you? This will query the DNS server you are
using. If it is responding with the old address.....

Have you verified that the entry is not in your hosts file as well. ( slim
chance, but possibly an oversight )

 

[B Zerangue]

Any suggestions on how to fix this?

 

[Marc Reynolds [MSFT]]

Are you using a Hosts file? Try flushing the DNS cache then viewing it.

ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /displaydns


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Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[B Zerangue]

Dusty -

The new host file is fine. Do you think it could be old
host issue (even though all the DNS information is
pointing to the new server)?

 

[B Zerangue]

I was on the old hosts' server (host header file that re-
directed the domain name to a specific area of the site).
But the old host's server is down and currently out-of-
service and the Domain Name Information is pointing to
the new server.

Shouldn't the issue be moot? Since the Domain Name server
is pointing to the new server.

I've flushed out DNS and registered DNS several times on
the local machine and it keeps coming back to the wrong
DNS information.

 

[Dusty Harper {MS}]

On the machine that is trying to get the DNS name resolved, check its host
file. ( %WinDir%\System32\Drivers\ETC\hosts )
See if the entry is there.

Perform an NSLookup.

e.g.C:\>nslookup
Default Server: DNSServer.SomeDomain.com
Address: 1.2.3.4
Then type the name of the machine you are trying to resolve. This sends a
DNS query to that DNS server. Its reply may be what's in its database, or a
reply from another server which has that record.

C:\>nslookup
Default Server: DNSServer.SomeDomain.com
Address: 1.2.3.4

privates

Server: DNSServer.SomeDomain.com
Address: 157.54.5.109

Name: privates.SomeDomain.com
Address: 1.2.3.250

You need to find out what is returning the old address, whether that is
hosts, DNS, or possibly WINS depending on your network configs.

 

[B Zerangue]

Dusty -

Thanks for you and Mark Reynolds help. I'll try that out
when I get the chance.

Thanks again!