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How Do I Flush Local DNS Cache

Athlone Harris-Compton — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 15:07:40 +0000

A client and myself had trouble reaching his web site that was previously hosted with us and then deleted, and then recreated. There was an update to the name servers and the local cache on both his pc and mine it seems was not updating. We needed to flush local DNS cache on our pc’s to fix the problem. Another reason you may want to flush your local DNS cache is that it has become corrupted.

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Use Google’s Public DNS To Solve Browsing Problems

Athlone Harris-Compton — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 08:07:36 +0000

Today certain customers on the MTN backbone i.e. customers whose ISP is MTN have experienced problem browsing certain websites including webassist.africa. The problem is an DNS issue with MTN, their technicians are attending to the problem. In the meantime browsing is impossible. The quickest solution to fix this is to not use the MTN DNS but another DNS (domain name system). One that you can…

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How do I clear my browser cache, cookies and browsing history on my iPad, iPhone and iPod

Athlone Harris-Compton — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 06:42:41 +0000

Often times it’s when your device is displaying a cached (stored) version of a web page previously and it’s been changed, but your device is still displaying the old page. The solution is to clear your browser cache, cookies or browsing history as follows: 1. Select the Settings icon on the Home screen. 2. Scroll down to find the Safari Icon and select it. 3. Scroll down to the Clear…

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