Comments for How does flushing DNS help resolve some issues, and while you're at it what's DNS?

Comment from benakins benraph nezer on 2008-10-31

2008-10-31T17:53:55Z

please i have 3 pc on a workgroup, i want to be able to monitor what is hapening on the pc from my own pc i.e to be able to know what others on the other pcs are doing without them knowing that, i mean for example if they are working on word or they are just lazing around with the pc while they are surpose to be working. i hope you will be clear with my post. please how do i go about it?

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Comment from Allain on 2008-07-22

2008-07-22T23:56:54Z

I learned about performing this task a couple of years ago. I don't recall exactly from who but I'm pretty sure it was through a Cnet TechRepublic post. They also specified to follow this procedure by typing in ipconfig /renew and running it directly after. Why is there no mention of that here. Is it not necassary to do that?

"ipconfig /renew" is unrelated to flushing your DNS. /renew typically follows a /release. /release says "I release the IP address you've given me, I don't need it any more", and /renew says "I'd like a new IP address assigned to me please." This is also often used when troubleshooting, but for other types of problems.
-Leo

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Comment from mat on 2008-07-22

2008-07-22T11:25:49Z

I scanned my pc with A-Squared (EMSI Software). Found the culprit and fixed the problem. Before that, I had Firefox3.0 installed. I enjoyed its speed. When I was backed to IE7, I encountered "time-out" error messages. Not to blame FF 3.0 though, but I just wonder.

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