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Re: WinXP won't clear the DNS cache (can it be cleared manually)?

 
 
Harry331
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      03-29-2010
Kat Rabun wrote...
>
>In WinXP SP3 "Network Connections", I right click "Repair" the wired "Local
>Area Connection" but always get an error. How do I clear the DNS cache?
>
>Here is the error I always get (even after rebooting):
>
> Repair Local Area Connection
> Windows could not finish repairing the problem because the
> following action cannot be completed:
> Clearing the DNS cache
> For assistance, contact the person who manages your network.
>
>Unfortunately, I am the person who "manages" the home network.
>
>How do I repair an Internet connection that won't release the dns cache?
>(I have a similar problem with the wireless connection which it won't
>release)


Not sure if the following help.

c:\> ipconfig /flushdns

Windows IP Configuration

Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.

c:\>

 
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