How to Flush DNS

On Windows XP; Vista; 7; 8; 8.1; 10

Press the Windows+R key combination in order to open the Run dialog box. Type the following command and click the OK button: cmd ipconfig /flushdns

Ubuntu Linux: sudo service network-manager restart

Other Linux: sudo /etc/init.d/nscd restart

Mac OS Sierra / Mavericks / Mountain Lion: sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

Mac OS X Yosemite: sudo discoveryutil udnsflushcaches

Mac OS X Snow Leopard: sudo dscacheutil -flushcache

Mac OS X Leopard and below: sudo lookupd -flushcache

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