DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN error

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    jacksonjamesleonardhotmailcom · Member ·

    Recently I’ve started to create a website. I’ve been able to edit it and access it for the past month but then when i try accessing it now its unaccessible through wordpress or by entering the url. when i try enter through wordpress it says its not found and when I search it via url the browser says the site cant be reached and then DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN. This is pretty frustrating as its all of a sudden and it looks like I’ve lost all the progress i did on the website so far. If anyone can help me out it would be much appreciated.

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    32lamar · Member ·

    Hi,

    The DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN problem was started due to incompatibility of IP addresses with computer DNS. To be more technical, DNS converts all messages from a domain into a form of IP address. The real problem arises when someone enters a URL in their browser; it’s up to DNS to find a server with the appropriate server IP address. While in the general case, the search process is directed to the target site, but if the DNS fails, this will produce an error. Changing DNS server to Google DNS or OpenDNS , or remove all cookies and cached files on your browser will help to resolve this issue immediately. Like any other error, there are several ways you can solve these problems by yourself.

    You should be able to solve this with:
    In the Command Prompt type the following commands and press enter after entering each one of them:
    ipconfig /release
    ipconfig /all
    ipconfig /flushdns
    pconfig /renew
    netsh int ip set dns
    netsh winsock reset

    Cheers

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    justjennifer · Member ·

    @jacksonjamesleonard If you need help with a site hosted here on WPcom, please let us know the address of the site you are working on. Thanks.

    For further help with a site using the open source WP software, you’ll want to head over to https://wordpress.org/support/ where you’ll find documentation and users who have more experience with the software you are using. If you don’t have a username on the ORG forums you can register one on the top of that page.

    Just to clarify, this support forum assists users hosted on the WPcom platform. WPcom (where we are ) and WP are separate entities with different documentation and support forums. More information about the differences can be found here: https://wordpress.com/support/com-vs-org/

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