Overview
Sometimes issues connecting to a server, especially after maintenance and upgrades were done on it, can be cleared up by clearing DNS.
Procedures
Windows - Flush the DNS Cache
- At the bottom left corner in the windows search bar, type cmd and press Enter
- At that command prompt, type ipconfig /flushdns and press Enter
- After this completes type exit to leave the command prompt
Mac - Flush the DNS Cache
- Open the terminal by using Spotlight Search or by pressing Command + Space and then type Terminal
- Double click the application icon for Terminal to open it
- Type in sudo dscacheutil -flushcache;sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
- Enter your Mac’s password
- Press Enter to complete
- After using this command in Mac, you won’t see any type of success message. You will only be brought to a new command line.
References
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Last Reviewed: 29-Dec-2022
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