Check the DNS cache on client computer

by Mitch Tulloch [Published on 7 Oct. 2014 / Last Updated on 7 Oct. 2014]

Learn how to check the DNS cache on client computers

Here's a tip from my colleague Ed Wilson (the Microsoft Scripting Guy) about how to use PowerShell to check the DNS cache on client computers:

Question: You suspect DNS corruption on several of your client Windows 8.1 computers. How can you check this out?

Answer: Use the Invoke-Command cmdlet to run the Get-DNSClientCache cmdlet on the suspect computers. The following example, runs the Get-DNSClientCache cmdlet on three different computers, and looks for records related to Bing.

Invoke-Command -script {Get-DnsClientCache -Name "*bing*"} -ComputerName c1,c2,c3

           NOTE: you will need to run the above command with admin rights

Mitch Tulloch is a nine-time recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award and a widely recognized expert on Windows administration, deployment and virtualization.  For more information see http://www.mtit.com.

Ed Wilson is the bestselling author of eight books about Windows Scripting, including Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step, and Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps. He writes a daily blog about Windows PowerShell call Hey, Scripting Guy! that is hosted on the Microsoft TechNet Script Center; for more PowerTips check out the Hey, Scripting Guy! blog.

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The Author — Mitch Tulloch

Mitch Tulloch is a well-known expert on Windows Server administration and cloud computing technologies. He has published over a thousand articles on information technology topics and has written, contributed to or been series editor for over 50 books.