Hosts File Not Working For Chrome Update The DNS

For that: Press the Windows R button on your keyboard to open the Run prompt.

When accessing some websites, the user may be presented with the messages server DNS address could not be found.

What does server DNS address could not be found exactly means Every website on the internet has a numerical IP which is associated with the human-understandable domain name, this IP address is used for the packet to packet communication and if the DNS (server) which acts as the translator fails to retrieve the IP Address of the site you are trying to visit, then this error is triggered.

Generally, this issue is seen when a domain you are trying to access is down, the dns server is down or your local cache is returning an older IP address which usually happens after a change of IP Address at the server-level.

In this guide, I will walk you through the steps to address this issue however, if the issue is due to a server misconfiguration of the site you are visiting then these methods wont help.

Method 1: Clear Host Cache You can also clear your Host cache, which will solve the problem if it is being caused by an Extension.

To clear out your cache, enter Incognito Mode in Chrome by pressing the three vertical dots in the top right of the page, and clicking New Incognito Window.

In the URL bar, enter chrome:net-internalsdns and press Enter on your keyboard.

In the text field, type cmd and then enter ipconfig flushdns.

Hosts File Not Working For Chrome Update The DNS

Method 2: Update the DNS This method has gained a lot of popularity which suggests that the user should update the DNS server to that of Google as they are more reliable.

Method 3: Look Up IP and add to Hosts File This method may work or may not, since it still requires the use of DNS servers to query the IP but it can provide a bit more insights into the issue if you are still able to access other websites, then try opening the following link domain.com Replace domain.com with the domain you cannot visit, and take note of the IP Address DNS Propagation Generally, all the IPs you see should be the same, but if it is not then the ones mostly used is the right one (copy it).

Click Start or press the Windows Key (Right-Click) notepad and choose Run as Administrator Click File - Open and browse to C:WindowsSystem32driversetc Choose All Files and choose Hosts and open it.

Add the IP Address to the bottom of the file in this format 127.0.0.1 domain.com Replace 127.0.0.1 with the IP you have copied earlier and the domain with the domain you queried through the link above.

If the site still wont open, then its probably an issue with the site.

You can also try opening the site from your mobile to rule out the possibility of current device configurationcaches or reply in the comments below with the site name and well check it for you.

Also, if these dont work, as a last resort, try to reset your IP.

Method 4: Reset Network Configurations It is possible that your computer hasnt been properly configured to use the right combination of the Network configurations due to which the error is being sprung up while trying to browse the internet with Google Chrome.

Therefore, in this step, we will be resetting the network configurations completely.

Press the Ctrl shift Enter keys simultaneously to provide the administrative permissions and start the command prompt.

Opening the Command Prompt Inside the command prompt, type the following commands one by one and press Enter after each to execute them.

Method 5: Restart the DNS Service It is possible that the DNS service mightve gotten glitched out when you tried to surf the internet on the Chrome browser and due to this, the error message was received on the screen.

Therefore, in this step, we will be restarting the DNS service and then check to see if doing so fixes the issue.

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