How to flush Windows XP DNS Cache


Sometimes it is annoying discover that the your domain still points to an old location instead of a new one, after you’ve changed it’s NS record.

This happens because Windows XP tries to speed things up by placing the DNS information about that site, into a DNS cache on your PC.

The easiest way to fix this, is to go to Start Menu->Run, and type in “ipconfig /flushdns” without the quote, and the problem should be solved soon after that.


  

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Kramer auto Pingback[...] of your browser (what do you see?)These are just diagnostics.2. Flush the DNS on your PC as told in http://tipvista.com/2006/07/how-to-flush-windows-xp-dns-cache/ (see how some knowledge of the command prompt can come in handy?). Then reboot and see if works [...]