# DNS lookup failure. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 21, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dns-lookup-failure/725780 "2015-07-21T15:07:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dns-lookup-failure/725780/1 "2015-07-21T15:07:59Z")
When I just my one laptop, through chrome, to visit a specific education website (www.ccbcmd.edu) I frequently encounter a dns lookup failure and the page shows a rough sketch of what is likely a t rex. Anyway, when I use my mac this does not happen, so it should be some local setting on the laptop that is causing this. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![yabob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yabob/32/2821_2.png) [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dns-lookup-failure/725780/2 "2015-07-21T15:27:57Z")
You are probably using chrome, unless some other browser is using that error display. DNS info may be cached on your local machine, which can lead to connection problems if the cache is wrong. Chrome allows control of the local cache through the browser: > **[Clean Your DNS Cache to Fix Browsing Problems](https://lifehacker.com/clean-your-dns-cache-to-fix-browsing-problems-343211)** > > If you've found yourself hitting DNS errors or 404 pages in your browser but you know your net connection is working fine, it might be time to flush and restart Windows' DNS cache. The How-To Geek shows how to do this in three command line entries,... > **[How to Clear the Google Chrome DNS cache on Windows](https://www.howtogeek.com/197804/how-to-clear-the-google-chrome-dns-cache-on-windows/)** > > Flushing your DNS cache can be a useful tool to resolve any host connection errors that you may experience with Google Chrome or other browsers. It is very simple to do and can be done directly in Chrome or from an Elevated Command Prompt window in... ---
**Author:** ![yabob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yabob/32/2821_2.png) [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dns-lookup-failure/725780/3 "2015-07-21T16:05:02Z")
Oh, I didn’t notice that you SAID you were using chrome. Well, I could have deduced it anyway … ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dns-lookup-failure/725780/4 "2015-07-21T17:16:46Z")
It’s a Chrome feature (game actually): > **[What is the story behind Chrome's "unable to connect to the internet" T-Rex...](https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-story-behind-Chromes-unable-to-connect-to-the-internet-T-Rex-image)** > > Answer (1 of 40): The story is about a T-Rex either running from something or toward something, it could be that he’s running from an extinction event caused by and asteroid or something but since the pterodactyls are flying in the opposite direction... > **[Google Chrome's Latest Easter Egg Is A Hidden T-Rex Mini Game](https://www.businessinsider.com/google-chrome-easter-egg-t-rex-mini-game-2014-9)** > > A fun new reason to disconnect from the internet. > [@dauerbach](#): > > Anyway, when I use my mac this does not happen, … Because Apple has no humor. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dns-lookup-failure/725780/5 "2015-07-21T18:32:17Z")
I have gotten this but it doesn’t explicitly say it’s a DNS error. What is the error message you see? I see T. Rex if I have no Internet connection, or if an attempt to reach the server times out.