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mdaniel on Sept 23, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: 4.2.2.2: The Story Behind a DNS Legend

I hope this comes across in the constructive manner I intend it: when I am curious about a network issue, especially DNS related, a browser is never the tool I use for asking such questions. If you're on a modern OS then "dig" is an amazing tool, and on that other OS "nslookup" will do in a pinch.

micro-ram on Sept 23, 2013 [–]

There is a cache flush tool for Google DNS too!

https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/cache

dsl on Sept 23, 2013 | [–]

I am reminded of the Apple slogan "Redmond, start your photocopiers!"

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