Troubleshoot DNS resolution

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1. View: "ipconfig /displaydns |more" (will pause one screen at a time)
   This will include entries preloaded from the local host's file, as well as any recently obtained resource records for name queries resolved by the system.

2. Flush and reset DNS resolver cache: "ipconfig /flushdns"
   This does NOT eliminate entries preloaded from the local host's file. Those can be removed manually.
   

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