Clear DNS cache for Windows and MacOS

Your System DNS cache stores the locations (IP addresses) of webservers that contain pages which you have recently viewed. If the location of the web server changes before the entry in your DNS cache updates, you will be unable to access the site.

You can use the following steps to remove DNS cache.

Windows 8

 

Press Win+X to open the WinX Menu.
Right-click on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator.
Type the following command and press Enter: ipconfig /flushdns
If the command was successful, you will see the following message:

Windows IP configuration successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.

Windows 7

 

Click the Start button.
Enter cmd in the Start menu search field.
Right-click on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator.
Type the following command and press Enter: ipconfig /flushdns
If the command was successful, you will see the following message:

Windows IP configuration successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.

Windows XP, 2000, or Vista

 

Click the Start button.
On the Start menu, click Run….
If you do not see the Run command in Vista, enter run in the Search bar.
Type the following command in the Run text box: ipconfig /flushdns

MacOS 10.7 and 10.8

 

Click Applications.
Click Utilities.
Double-click the Terminal application.
Type the following command:

sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

ALERT! Warning: To run this command, you will need to know the computer’s Admin account password.

MacOS 10.5 and 10.6

 

Click Applications.
Click Utilities.
Double-click the Terminal application.
Type the following command: sudo dscacheutil -flushcache