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== Domain name resolution == == Name resolution ==

DNS on Windows

Domain Name Resolution (DNS) on Windows is done through a locked-down system with minimal configuration available.

Contents

  1. DNS on Windows
    1. Name resolution
      1. Hosts
      2. Cache

Name resolution

Hosts

The hosts file (c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts) is a list of addresses and names, especially for local hosts and machines. A basic hosts file looks like: 

127.0.0.1 localhost

Cache

Windows caches name lookups.

To clear the cache, try: 

ipconfig /flushdns

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Windows/DNS (last edited 2022-09-24 03:26:08 by DominicRicottone)