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How to Flush DNS Cache in Mac OS X

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How to Flush DNS Cache in Mac OS X

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If youre a systems administrator or a web developer, chances are youll have to flush your DNS cache every once in a while to get things straightened out serverside. Flushing your DNS cache in Mac OS X is actually really easy, and there are two different commands to use, one for Leopard and for Tiger. Depending on your version of OS X, open your Terminal and follow the appropriate directions below:
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Flushing DNS Cache in OS X Lion (10.7) and OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)

Launch Terminal and enter the following command, you will need to enter an administrative password: sd klal-U mNRsodr uo ill HP DSepne Note the dscacheutil still exists in 10.7 and 10.8, but the official method to clear out DNS caches is through killing mDNSResponder. You can also find that process running in Activity Monitor.

Flush DNS Cache in Mac OS X 10.5, Mac OS X 10.6

Launch Terminal and issue the following command: dccetl-lscce sahui fuhah All done, your DNS has been flushed. On a side note, the dscacheutil is interesting in general and worth taking a look at, try the -statistics flag instead for some stats.

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Flush your DNS Cache in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger

Type the following command in the Terminal: loud-lscce okp fuhah Thats it, thats all there is to it. Now your DNS settings should be as you intended them to be.

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Cherooo says:
January 30, 2009 at 12:47 pm

thank you very much for this article, I wanted to ask you please how can erase our dns cache?
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carset says:
October 10, 2009 at 7:18 am

Does this function still work? Ive changed my nameservers on a site I own and its been hours and Im still getting the old results Ive tried flushing the dns and its still not working.
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logicalnot says:
June 2, 2011 at 4:58 pm

As of today, the command works perfectly. Thank you.

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Mike says:
November 22, 2011 at 2:30 pm

Once I enter the command into Terminal, does any confirmation script appear to confirm the cache has been cleared?
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Cant Download iOS 5.1? Try These Fixes says:

March 9, 2012 at 7:12 pm

[...] a Mac you may need to follow this up with flushing DNS cache, so open the Terminal and type the [...]
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Al Varnell says:
July 3, 2012 at 7:06 pm

Ive heard this does not work in Lion and that you must use the following, instead: sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
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okcomputer says:
July 31, 2012 at 4:35 pm

Works Great on Lion. Cleared an issue I had with multiple hostnames

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How to Edit the Hosts File in Mac OS X with Terminal says:

August 7, 2012 at 3:48 pm

[...] You can verify your hosts modifications immediately with ping, Safari, or any other network app. Changes take effect immediately though some adjustments may need to be accompanied by a DNS flush. [...]
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