ipconfig /displaydns interpretation

[Fred Marshall]

Windows XP:
I see a lot of results using displaydns (see below).
None of them seem to be useful. I'd like to get rid of them.
ipconfig /flushdns has no affect.
I can't find reference to any of them inside files or in the Registry.
Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D are up-to-date and scans find nothing.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Fred


>ipconfig /displaydns

Windows IP Configuration

ads.webcash.nl
----------------------------------------
Record Name . . . . . : ads.webcash.nl
Record Type . . . . . : 1
Time To Live . . . . : 177439
Data Length . . . . . : 4
Section . . . . . . . : Answer
A (Host) Record . . . : 127.0.0.1


ads.x10.com
----------------------------------------
Record Name . . . . . : ads.x10.com
Record Type . . . . . : 1
Time To Live . . . . : 177439
Data Length . . . . . : 4
Section . . . . . . . : Answer
A (Host) Record . . . : 127.0.0.1


information.gopher.com
----------------------------------------
Record Name . . . . . : information.gopher.com
Record Type . . . . . : 1
Time To Live . . . . : 177439
Data Length . . . . . : 4
Section . . . . . . . : Answer
A (Host) Record . . . : 127.0.0.1


cf.icq.com
----------------------------------------
Record Name . . . . . : cf.icq.com
Record Type . . . . . : 1
Time To Live . . . . : 177439
Data Length . . . . . : 4
Section . . . . . . . : Answer
A (Host) Record . . . : 127.0.0.1


z0.extreme-dm.com
----------------------------------------
Record Name . . . . . : z0.extreme-dm.com
Record Type . . . . . : 1
Time To Live . . . . : 177439
Data Length . . . . . : 4
Section . . . . . . . : Answer
A (Host) Record . . . : 127.0.0.1


ads.tripod.com
----------------------------------------
Record Name . . . . . : ads.tripod.com
Record Type . . . . . : 1
Time To Live . . . . : 177439
Data Length . . . . . : 4
Section . . . . . . . : Answer
A (Host) Record . . . : 127.0.0.1


www15.ad.tomshardware.com
----------------------------------------
Record Name . . . . . : www15.ad.tomshardware.com
Record Type . . . . . : 1
Time To Live . . . . : 177439
Data Length . . . . . : 4
Section . . . . . . . : Answer
A (Host) Record . . . : 127.0.0.1


altfarm.mediaplex.com
----------------------------------------
Record Name . . . . . : altfarm.mediaplex.com
Record Type . . . . . : 1
Time To Live . . . . : 177439
Data Length . . . . . : 4
Section . . . . . . . : Answer
A (Host) Record . . . : 127.0.0.1


www2.newtopsites.com
----------------------------------------
Record Name . . . . . : www2.newtopsites.com
Record Type . . . . . : 1
Time To Live . . . . : 177439
Data Length . . . . . : 4
Section . . . . . . . : Answer
A (Host) Record . . . : 127.0.0.1


adpop.theglobe.com
----------------------------------------
Record Name . . . . . : adpop.theglobe.com
Record Type . . . . . : 1
Time To Live . . . . : 177439
Data Length . . . . . : 4
Section . . . . . . . : Answer
A (Host) Record . . . : 127.0.0.1


ads08.focalink.com
----------------------------------------
Record Name . . . . . : ads08.focalink.com
Record Type . . . . . : 1
Time To Live . . . . : 177439
Data Length . . . . . : 4
Section . . . . . . . : Answer
A (Host) Record . . . : 127.0.0.1


clickit.go2net.com
----------------------------------------
Record Name . . . . . : clickit.go2net.com
Record Type . . . . . : 1
Time To Live . . . . : 177439
Data Length . . . . . : 4
Section . . . . . . . : Answer
A (Host) Record . . . : 127.0.0.1


Section . . . . . . . : Answer

[Ron Lowe]

"Fred Marshall" > wrote in message
...
> Windows XP:
> I see a lot of results using displaydns (see below).
> None of them seem to be useful. I'd like to get rid of them.
> ipconfig /flushdns has no affect.
> I can't find reference to any of them inside files or in the Registry.
> Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D are up-to-date and scans find nothing.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Fred
>
>
>>ipconfig /displaydns
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> ads.webcash.nl
> ----------------------------------------
> Record Name . . . . . : ads.webcash.nl
> Record Type . . . . . : 1
> Time To Live . . . . : 177439
> Data Length . . . . . : 4
> Section . . . . . . . : Answer
> A (Host) Record . . . : 127.0.0.1
>

<snip>


The reason /flushdns isn't clearing them is that these have come from your
hosts file.

You have installed a hosts file that is blocking these sites by
re-directing them to a non-existent webserver ( your own pc, 127.0.0.1 ).

When you flush the DNS cache, after flushing, it re-reads the hosts file
into the cache.

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Best Regards,
Ron Lowe
MS-MVP Windows Networking