How do I flush DNS?


Most DNS clients cache the results of name server information This
speeds up name resolution if multiple lookups are done to the same
address, such as is common when browsing the web.

Sometimes an incorrect or bad DNS entry will be cached and you will need to either
flush the DNS cache to get rid of it, or wait up to 24 hours for it to
be dropped from the cache automatically.

How to Flush DNS in Microsoft Windows



In Microsoft Windows, you can use the command ipconfig /flushdns to flush the DNS resolver cache:



C:\>ipconfig /flushdns

IP Configuration

Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.


You can also use the command ipconfig /displaydns to view the DNS resolver cache.



Turning off DNS Caching under Microsoft Windows



If you experience frequent issues with DNS caching under Microsoft
Windows, you can disable client-side DNS caching with either of these
two commands:


  • net stop dnscache
  • sc servername stop dnscache


This will disable DNS caching until the next reboot. To make the
change permanent, use the Service Controller tool or the Services tool
to set the DNS Client service startup type to Disabled.



Tuning DNS Caching under Microsoft Windows



You can modify the behavior of the Microsoft Windows DNS caching algorithm by setting two registry entries in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters registry key.



The MaxCacheTtl represents the maximum time that the results of a
DNS lookup will be cached. The default value is 86,400 seconds. If you
set this value to 1, DNS entries will only be cashed for a single
second.



MaxNegativeCacheTtl represents the maximim time that the results of
a failed DNS lookup will be cached. The default value is 900 seconds.
If you set this value to 0, failed DNS lookups will not be cached.






How to Flush DNS in Mac OSX



In Mac OSX Leopard, you can use the command dscacheutil -flushcache to flush the DNS resolver cache:




bash-2.05a$ dscacheutil -flushcache


In Mac OSX versions 10.5.1 and before, the command lookupd -flushcache performed the same task:




bash-2.05a$ lookupd -flushcache



How to Flush DNS in Linux



In Linux, the nscd daemon manages the DNS cache.



To flush the DNS cache, restart the nscd daemon.



To restart the nscd daemon, use the command `/etc/init.d/nscd restart`.


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