{"id":539,"date":"2020-06-04T11:28:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T03:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wesbytes.com\/guide\/?post_type=kb&p=539"},"modified":"2026-01-12T09:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T01:51:48","slug":"how-to-flush-dns-cache-from-your-computer","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/kb\/how-to-flush-dns-cache-from-your-computer","title":{"rendered":"How to Flush DNS Cache From Your Computer?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to Flush DNS Cache From Your Computer?<\/h3>\n

This article is the guide to clear and reset the DNS<\/a> resolver cache which stores the IP address attached to frequently used DNS names. It is also useful to speed up the DNS propagation for a newly added or modified domain, at least it will remove the local from your terminal\/PC and allow you to receive most recent.<\/p>\n

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Flushing DNS in Microsoft Windows<\/p>\n

In Microsoft Windows, you can use the command\u00a0ipconfig \/flushdns<\/i>\u00a0to flush.<\/p>\n

1. Start > All Programs > Accessories\u00a0> Command Prompt
\n2. Type command:\u00a0ipconfig \/flushdns\u00a0and hit enter.
\n3. A successful flushed process will display the following result.<\/p>\n

Windows IP Configuration
\nSuccessfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.<\/h6>\n

Flushing\u00a0DNS in Mac OS X Leopard<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Open up a\u00a0Terminal window<\/b>\u00a0from under Applications\/Utilities.
\n2. Type command:\u00a0lookupd -flushcache<\/b><\/p>\n

Flushing\u00a0DNS in Mac OS X
\n
\n1.\u00a0<\/b>Open up a\u00a0Terminal window<\/b>\u00a0from under Applications\/Utilities.
\n2. Type command:\u00a0dscacheutil -flushcache<\/b><\/p>\n

Flushing\u00a0DNS in Linux
\n
\nClearing the DNS cache is done by restarting the nscd daemon.<\/b><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Open up a\u00a0Terminal window
\n<\/b>2.\u00a0Type command:\u00a0<\/b>\/etc\/rc.d\/init.d\/nscd restart<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

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Please refer to the following article to know more.
\nKnowledge Base: How To Clear Your Browser Cache?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How to Flush DNS Cache From Your Computer? This article is the guide to clear and reset the DNS resolver cache which stores the IP address attached to frequently used DNS names. It is also useful to speed up the DNS propagation for a newly added or modified domain, at least it will remove the local from your terminal\/PC and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kbtopic":[20],"kbtag":[1642,1641],"class_list":["post-539","kb","type-kb","status-publish","hentry","kbtopic-network","kbtag-computer","kbtag-dns-cache"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5786,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/539\/revisions\/5786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kbtopic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtopic?post=539"},{"taxonomy":"kbtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtag?post=539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}