Windows caches DNS calls, and takes what entries it can from that cache instead of going out to a DNS Server
Flushdsn flushes that cache out, and forces new calls to the ISP's DNS Server Scott A. Stewart ColdFusion Developer GNSI 11820 Parklawn Dr Rockville, MD 20852 (301) 770-9610 -----Original Message----- From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 4:52 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: helping out a friend What's that do? I'm intrigued. Ken Ketsdever wrote: > ipconfig /flushdns -- may keep him from having to reinstall. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 1:49 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: helping out a friend > > > LOL...I know, it felt like stepping into a time machine. > > I'm going to check the DNS entires for him after he does an uninstall > and reinstall. Probably tomorrow. > > Ben Doom wrote: > >>Do they have DNS entries entered manually into their connection info? >>If those machines changed, then it would wank reaching beyond AOL. >> >>Just a guess -- my last happy interaction with AOL was in 1997. >> >>--Ben >> >>Ray Champagne wrote: >> >> >>>So, my neighbor just asked me to take a look at his computer and see if >>>I could get it to connect to the net. I went over there, and he's >>>running AOL - and dial up. Sheesh, talk about the stone age. Anyways, >>>when you click "connect" within AOL, it takes a couple of tries, then >>>will connect. They can get their email, but when they try to get to any >>>web page using the browser, nothing. I pinged a known IP. That worked >>>fine. So, it seems that they are connected, but not able to browse. >>>Doesn't this seem like a really strange problem? >>> >>>What would be a good way to troubleshoot this? Any ideas? Please don't >>>say "don't use AOL" or "don't use dial-up". Their son uses AOL all the >>>time for school, chat, etc, and they aren't going to change that. They >>>also are on dial-up because they can't afford cable or DSL, at least >>>that what he says. >>> >>>Any help would be appreciated. He's a good guy and I really would like >>>to help him out. >> >> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:188607 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
