DNS Lookup

This tool will provide list DNS records for a domain in priority order. The DNS lookup is done directly against the domain's authoritative name server, so changes to DNS Records should show up instantly. By default, the DNS lookup tool will return an IP address if you give it a name (e.g. www.example.com)

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FAQs

Q.: Dns lookup

A.: Online Dns lookup is a web based DNS client that queries DNS records for a given domain name. It allows you to view all the DNS records for a website.

Q.: What are the records to look in a DNS report?

A.: DNS records are text files that contain holistic information about the paritcular domain name including it's IP address, alias names etc. The following are some of the common DNS records:

  • A record: Lists the IPV4 address of the domain.
  • AAAA record: Lists the IPV6 address of the host.
  • CName: Lists if the given address is an alias or subdomain of a Domain. All CName records points to a domain and not an IP address.
  • MX record: Lists the SMTP email server of the respective domain.
  • TXT record: Lists out machine readable data such as encrytion details, sender policy framework, DKIM, DMARC etc..
  • NS record - Lists out the names and details of the Authorative Name Server of the respective domain