I’ll introduce how to fix “This site can’t be reached DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN” in Chrome browser.

Background: "This site can't be reached DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN" in Chrome

On macOS Chrome browser, I encountered an issue where sites displayed “This site can’t be reached DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN” and were difficult to access. While it would connect after waiting about a minute, this made work impossible.

I successfully resolved this by following How to Fix the “DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN” Error, so I’ll share what I tried in this article.

1. Clear Chrome Browsing Data

Try following Clear Chrome browsing data - Computer - Google Chrome Help.

2. Renew DHCP Lease

Renew IP address from DHCP server on Mac - Apple Support

3. Clear DNS Cache

sudo dscacheutil -flushcache

4. Change DNS Servers

Referring to Change “DNS” settings on Mac - Apple Support, change DNS servers to:

IPv4

1.1.1.1
1.0.0.1

IPv6

2606:4700:4700::1111
2606:4700:4700::1001

That’s all from the Gemba, where I fixed “This site can’t be reached DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN” in Chrome browser.

References

• 1.1.1.1 — The free app that makes your Internet faster.
• Introducing 1.1.1.1 for Families
• Introducing DNS Resolver 1.1.1.1 (not a joke)
• DNS Performance - Compare the speed and uptime of enterprise and commercial DNS services | DNSPerf