<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nA DNS cache is a list of local translations of domain to IP addresses stored on your computer. All the websites you accessed in your browser are cached and that history may be corrupted or outdated. Resetting or flushing the DNS cache may fix the issues. Flushing the DNS cache in Windows OS can be done through the cmd Command Prompt as an administrator with the command below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ipconfig \/flushdns<\/pre>\n\n\n\nIn Linux flushing the DNS can be done through the terminal with the command below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo resolvectl flush-caches<\/pre>\n\n\n\nAs for MacOS, to flush the DNS when you open the Terminal, type the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Restart DNS Client service<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe DNS Client service is a local DNS resolver of your computer. Restarting the service may fix the issue and make the website to be accessible again. To restart the DNS client service on Windows execute the following commands in your command prompt as an administrator:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
net stop dnscache\n\nnet start dnscache\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\nIn Linux, the DNS client services are usually, bind, named, rndc, etc. To restart the service in Linux you can use the following commands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\/etc\/init.d\/service_name<\/b> reload\n#OR\nsystemctl restart service_name<\/b>\n#OR\nservice service_name<\/b> restart<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Congratulations! You’ve fixed the dns_probe_finished_nxdomain error<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIf you are the server owner and if you host the website most probably the issues to be resolved will be easier since you will have access to your server DNS zone, CDN dashboard, etc. At the same time, you are a client and the server owner and the issue can be replicated from both aspects. If none of these steps work for you then you should contact your hosting provider, since you will go through all steps to perform these steps on your local computer and your server. Otherwise, if you are only a client who wants to access some website you will have to contact the website owner if you completed all suggestions in the previous paragraph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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