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I'm using linux (openSUSE 13.2) on my computer and my router is DD-WRT. There is a domain that, when I ping, keeps returning the wrong IP address.
My Router has the domain name server as Google's 8.8.8.8.
When I checked the domain there, it shows the correct IP (but ping shows the old one):
#this returns the CORRECT IP
nslookup thewebsite.com 8.8.8.8
On my computer, I ran:
sudo service nscd restart
On the router (via the web interface), I ran:
stopservice dnsmasq
startservice dnsmasq
Despite all that, I keep getting the wrong IP from ping. How do I figure out what's caching it and clear it?
Don Rhummy
Posted 2016-01-11T23:37:33.480
Reputation: 552
1rather than worry about how the cache is managed for now, reboot the router, then test. reboot the client and test. if its still a problem, reboot both devices before testing. Once you have the device isolated, you can look into what software is responsible and the procedure necessary to flush the cache. – Frank Thomas – 2016-01-12T01:03:40.253
1@FrankThomas I discovered the issue. KDE has a cache application that's turned on by default (that i'd never heard of) and turning it off fixed the issue – Don Rhummy – 2016-01-12T01:08:08.973
@DonRhummy Please read Can I answer my own question?. You might want to convert your comment into an answer ;)
– DavidPostill – 2016-01-12T09:43:19.340