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  • Apple OSX: How to clear your DNS cache with flushdns via command line

    Apple flushdns tool
    Apple flushdns tool

    DNS requests are usually cached, this is great as it speeds up the lookups on your machine. Occasionally you might want to clear out the cache though, using terminal its very easy to do.

    MAC OSX 10.4 And Below:
    lookupd -flushcache

    MAC OSX 10.5 And Above:
    dscacheutil -flushcache 

    Tip: To launch terminal click on spotlight & type terminal.

    Jason Vigus