Then configure other DNS resolvers on your device, like Google Public DNS or 1.1.1.1.
Ask your internet provider to not aggressively cache any web request coming through their systems.
Our servers provide a fresh copy of your website to anyone who asks. But if your internet provider doesn’t let you contact the server, and instead insists on serving their own cache to you, that’s out of our control to solve.
By contacting your internet provider or network administrator. This is probably not an issue with your device. And if it is, it’s not software which is so ubiquitous as Windows.
The correct way of clearing DNS cache on Win10 is to press Win+R. Type “cmd” and then run the following command: ipconfig /flushdns . If that does not work, then your internet service provider probably forces DNS cache. In most cases, they will refresh DNS cache every 24hrs, so you will have to wait. See here for more info:
Please note that these issues were/are caused by web cache, not DNS cache.
DNS caches are normally flushed based on the Time To Live value of the DNS records being cached. All DNS records have a TTL value, and most systems default to 24 hours.
A proper DNS resolver doesn’t purge all cache after 24 hours, but respects the TTL of each record and expires each record after the given time. For end users, it’s usually suggested to flush the entire cache because flushing specific entries is often hard or impossible. For a larger DNS operator, flushing all cache is generally not practical.
Some DNS providers cache entries past their TTL or don’t cache them as long.
However, I have never, ever seen a cache where an internet provider could fulfill the request if you asked them to clear specific entries.
If you’re unhappy with the way your internet provider does DNS resolving, the best way to work around this is to use different DNS resolvers. Many companies operate public DNS resolvers you can use instead of the ones provided by your ISP. Google is best in terms of caching in my experience, but Cloudflare is good too. Just make sure it’s a provider you trust with your data, because whichever DNS provider you choose can see which websites you visit.
I recommend using OpenNic’s DNS Servers, they are not holding cache (Dependant on the server) and are incredibly secure, See more at https://servers.opennic.org
You can use servers closest to your location
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