Flush Your DNS Cache
This post will guide you how to clear your DNS cache in the different Windows system (Windows 10, windows 8, Windows 7,Windows XP, windows 2000, or Vista). How to flush your DNS cache in the different Mac OS system. How do I flush my DNS cache on Linux system.
The DNS cache will store the IP addresses of web server that contain web pages which you have viewed. If the ip address of the remote web server is changed, and you DNS cache still store the old IP information, then you are unable to access the web server at this time. So you need to clear or flush your current DNS cache so that it can update the latest IP address. and flushing the DNS cache can help you to resolve DNS related problems in different system.
The below method will guide you how to remove old DNS information in different OS platform.
Flush DNS Cache on Windows 10 /Windows 8
If you want to clear your DNS cache on Windows 10 system, just do the following steps:
#1 Press Win+x on your keyboard to open the WinX menu.
#2 Right click on Command Prompt and click Run as Administrator
#3 run the command ipconfig /flushdns and then press Enter key.
Or
#1 hold down the Windows key and then press R to open the Run dialog box.
#2 type ipconfig /flushdns and then press Enter key.
To flush DNS cache if you are using Windows 8, just follow the above steps.
Flush DNS Cache on Windows 7
If you want to clear you DNS cache on Window 7 system, just do the following steps:
#1 Click Start menu.
#2 type cmd in the start menu search text box.
#3 Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
#4 run the command ipconfig /flushdns.
Flush DNS Cache on Windows Xp, 2000, or Vista
If you are using windows XP, 2000, or Vista system, and you can want to clear your DNS cache, just do the following steps:
#1 Click Start Menu.
#2 click Run…
#3 run the following command ipconfig /flushdns in the Run text box.
Flush DNS Cache on MacOS 10.10.4 and above
If you are using the MacOS 10.10.4 or above system, and you want to clear your DNS cache, just do the following steps:
#1 click Applications
#2 Click Utilities
#3 click Terminal
#4 run the following command:
sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
Flush DNS Cache on MacOS 10.10.1, 10.10.2, and 10.10.3
If you want to clear your DNS cace on MacOs 10.10.1, 10.10.2 or 10.10.3 system, just do the following steps:
#1 click Applications
#2 Click Utilities
#3 click Terminal
#4 run the following command:
sudo discoveryutil mdnsflushcache
Flush DNS Cache on MacOS 10.7, 10.8 and 10.9
If you are working on the MacOS 10.7, 10.8 or 10.9 system, and you want to clear your DNS cache in your system, just do the following steps:
#1 click applications
#2 click Utilities
#3 double click Terminal
#4 run the following command:
sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
Flush DNS Cache on MacOS 10.5 and 10.6
If you are working on the MacOS 10.5 or 10.6 system, and you want to clear your DNS cache in your system, just do the following steps:
#1 click applications
#2 click Utilities
#3 double click Terminal
#4 run the following command:
sudodscacheutil -flushcache
Flush DNS Cache on Linux
If you are working on a Linux operating system, and to clear DNS cache in your system, just do the following steps:
#1 open one terminal window
#2 run the following command:
#/etc/init.d/nscd restart
If you are using the Ubuntu system, just run the below command:
sudo service network-manager restart
Flush DNS Cache on IE 8 browser
To clear DNS cache for your Internet Explorer 8 browser or above versions, do the following steps:
#1 go to the History menu
#2 click Delete Browsing History
#3 click Delete
Flush DNS Cache on Mozilla Firefox
To clear DNS cache for your Mozilla Firefox browser, just do these steps:
#1 go to the History menu
#2 select Clear Recent History and check all boxes in Details section.
#3 select Everything under Time range to clear list box.
#4 click Clear Now.
Flush DNS Cache on Google chrome
To clear DNS cache for your Google chrome browser, just do the following steps:
#1 type chrome://net-internals/#dns in the address tab of your chrome browser, and then press the clear host cache button.
Or
#1 go to tools -> options -> Under the hood
#2 click Clear Browsing data
