Launching Websites: How to get the Chrome Browser to Reload a Website that DNS has been Changed
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When launching a new website to replace an existing website, sometimes it's hard to get the browser to reload the new DNS servers that the domain has been changed to point to, resulting in seeing the old website. The Chrome browser often stores old IP addresses even after you've updated your system settings or cleared your browsing history/cache. To get Chrome to recognize a DNS change, you must clear its internal DNS cache.
Here's how to get Chrome to update it's memory DNS cache so you can see the new website (IF the DNS change has been fully propagated):
1. Clear Chrome's Internal DNS Cache
This is the most direct way to force Chrome to look for a new IP address.
Open a new tab in Chrome.
In the address bar, type chrome://net-internals/#dns and click Return.
Now add the domain of the website, then click the Clear host cache button.
After this, you should now be able to see the new website!
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