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Flush DNS Cache for PowerShell and WSL

SheldonNo Comments

When using Windows 10+ in combination with WLS(2) (Window Subsystem for Linux), you probably will stumble over some DNS resolution issues. For example: when you’ve changed the A-record for an IP and  you try to ping or dig the targeted domain. If you still get old IPs there, it could be caused by cached DNS […]

Run dnsmasq as a local DNS Server (Arch Linux)

Sheldon4 Comments

Dnsmasq is a very handy and easy to install DNS / DHCP server implementation, that uses the local hosts file to determine hostname to IP mappings. I use a local DNS to be able to call my local machines by a memorable domain instead of their IP. Additionally dnsmasq works as an DNS Cache. Installation of dnsmasq […]