WinXP won't clear the DNS cache (can it be cleared manually)?
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From: Kat Rabun on 27 Mar 2010 12:15 On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:02:48 +0000 (UTC), Kat Rabun wrote: > For my type of home network, the DNS Client service doesn't appear to do > anything useful! :( Every time I see an ad displayed in my browser, I find the link and ad it to my hosts file loopback so that I never again see an ad from that site. It seems the DNS Cache (when enabled), holds these spyware and adware sites in memory somewhere... C:\Documents and Settings\kathleen>ipconfig /displaydns Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. Windows IP Configuration www.adserver.com ---------------------------------------- Record Name . . . . . : www.adserver.com Record Type . . . . . : 1 Time To Live . . . . : 595859 Data Length . . . . . : 4 Section . . . . . . . : Answer A (Host) Record . . . : 127.0.0.1 yieldmanager.net ---------------------------------------- Record Name . . . . . : yieldmanager.net Record Type . . . . . : 1 Time To Live . . . . : 595859 Data Length . . . . . : 4 Section . . . . . . . : Answer A (Host) Record . . . : 127.0.0.1 www.adtrak.net ---------------------------------------- Record Name . . . . . : www.adtrak.net Record Type . . . . . : 1 Time To Live . . . . : 595859 Data Length . . . . . : 4 Section . . . . . . . : Answer A (Host) Record . . . : 127.0.0.1 etc.
From: Char Jackson on 27 Mar 2010 15:35 On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:00:54 +0000 (UTC), Kat Rabun <katspianostudioXXX(a)Use-Author-Supplied-Address.invalid> wrote: >In WinXP SP3 "Network Connections", I right click "Repair" the wired "Local >Area Connection" but always get an error. How do I clear the DNS cache? My question would be, what problem are you having that is causing you to try to repair the connection?
From: Char Jackson on 27 Mar 2010 15:38 On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:15:12 +0000 (UTC), Kat Rabun <katspianostudioXXX(a)Use-Author-Supplied-Address.invalid> wrote: >Every time I see an ad displayed in my browser, I find the link and ad it >to my hosts file loopback so that I never again see an ad from that site. If you're running Firefox, (isn't everyone? <g>), then just add AdBlock Plus and stop messing around with your Hosts file. I can't even fathom the amount of trouble you're enduring with your method of blocking ads.
From: Kat Rabun on 27 Mar 2010 20:12 On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:38:47 -0500, Char Jackson wrote: > Just add AdBlock Plus and stop messing around with your Hosts file. > I can't even fathom the amount of trouble you're enduring with your > method of blocking ads. Is "AdBlock Plus" freeware? Your web reference says that you need one of 40 "filter subscriptions" to block "online advertising" and "malware domains". http://adblockplus.org/en/
From: Kat Rabun on 27 Mar 2010 20:14
On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:35:18 -0500, Char Jackson wrote: > My question would be, what problem are you having that is causing you > to try to repair the connection? Every once in a while (maybe once a week or once every few weeks or so), the wireless Internet connection goes "down" on the PC. When I "repair" it, it comes back "up". I don't really know more than that ... but I've found now that setting the DNS Client to "manual" is what caused the wireless connection to not be able to be repaired. It repairs now that I've started the DNS Client manually. I wonder whether most people follow the recommendation to disable unnecessary services such as the "DNS Client"? |