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Chrome ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED

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Overview

Chrome ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED means the DNS lookup for the website domain name failed.

Key Details

  • Chrome cannot convert the domain name to an IP address
  • DNS server is not responding or domain does not exist
  • Can affect specific domains or all websites
  • Common with mistyped URLs

Common Causes

  • Domain name misspelled in the URL
  • DNS server is down or unreachable
  • Domain has expired and been deregistered
  • DNS cache has stale or incorrect entry

Steps

  1. 1Check the URL for typos in the domain name
  2. 2Flush DNS cache: chrome://net-internals/#dns
  3. 3Change DNS to Google (8.8.8.8) or Cloudflare (1.1.1.1)
  4. 4Try accessing the site using its IP address directly

Tags

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Frequently Asked Questions

Not necessarily — DNS may be temporarily down. Check the URL for typos first.