May I please get help with flushing my dns?

[AnneBurns]

Hello,

It has been a long time since I had to flush my dna. Will someone please tell me how?

Anne

 

[derekimo]

That should have worked, at least it did for me on my system,



Have you tried it using an elevated (Administrator) cmd?

I get the same result with that,

 

[Brink]

Hello Anne,

It looks like the only issue was that you didn't run the command in an elevated command prompt.

DNS Resolver Cache - Flush and Reset in Windows

 

[UsernameIssues]

AnneBurns,
Simply restarting the computer will also flush the DNS cache.

Why do you need to flush DNS? (Just wondering.)

 

[AnneBurns]

Hello to both of you,

I have the administrator command prompt open. I need to know is if there is a space between cnnfig and the slash(/)? That is what figure one seems to show in derekimo's post and it did not work for me. I have the command window waiting for the correct command.

Anne

UI posted while I was posting this message. I need to do the command prompt for something I am doing.

 

[Brds7t7]

Hello Anne, yes the command is ipconfig(space)/flushdns
That should work okay.

 

[AnneBurns]

It did not work.

 

[MoxieMomma]

Hi, @AnneBurns:

Is this the same computer as the one being cleaned up for malware here?

If so, it is confusing, inefficient, counter-productive, and potentially harmful to work on the same computer simultaneously in 2 different venues ("too many cooks...").

I respectfully suggest that you choose one forum or the other, but not both.

>> If you prefer to work here at sevenforums.com, then I suggest that you please notify your helper at the other forum, so that he can close your thread there and devote his time to helping other users.

Just a friendly suggestion and thanks for your understanding,
MM

 

[AnneBurns]

Wow! I had no idea that it would be wrong to try to fix two different issues on the same machine. I will keep this topic open and get back to it when the Sluggish computer issue is resolved at MBAM.

 

[MoxieMomma]

Hi:

Wow! I had no idea that it would be wrong to try to fix two different issues on the same machine.

That's not what I said.

It is confusing, inefficient, counter-productive, and potentially harmful to work on the same computer simultaneously in 2 (EDIT: or 3) different venues.

Changes/modifications made in one venue can alter the system in such a way that they interfere with remedial actions being taken in the other venue.
The helpers here don't know the changes/corrections being made at the other forum, and vice versa.
Moreover, the helpers at both places are volunteers -- it drains scant resources for one user to be working on the same computer SIMULTANEOUSLY in two venues.

That is all.

I will keep this topic open and get back to it when the Sluggish computer issue is resolved at MBAM.

Sounds good.
Thank you again,

MM

 

[AnneBurns]

Hello MM,

Thank you for your thoughtful and patient explanation. You gave me good advice and I will take it. You are quite right that I should do one task at a time to avoid confusion and possible damage to my machine.

Respectfully,
Anne

 

[UsernameIssues]

It did not work.

I realize that there are multiple threads open. You should take no action (make no changes) based on this thread while working with other threads. Just FYI: the screenshot that you posted (quoted above) indicates that the DNS Client service is not running. [I keep that service disabled.]

By the way:
The space is optional for many commands.
ipconfig/flushdns
ipconfig /flushdns
both work.

 

[AnneBurns]

Hello UI,

Thank you for your response. I knew that the dns flush was not successful. At this time, I am going to put this thread on the back burner so I can take care of a more serious issue with my laptop. I am getting assistance from Malwarebytes and will return when I am done there.

Anne

 

[UsernameIssues]

I was attempting to tell you why the command was not successful:
i.e. the DNS cache if the DNS Client service is not running.

 

[AnneBurns]

Thank you UI. I will be back.