DNS Record Lookup


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About DNS Record Lookup

What Is a DNS Record Lookup?

A DNS Record Lookup is a tool that provides you with all the DNS records for a given domain and checks the status of an existing DNS zone.

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical naming system for computers, services, or other resources connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities.

The DNS lookup can provide you with all the information about your domain name. This includes things like Host, TTL, Nameservers, CNAME, MX, SRV, and TXT records.

A DNS record lookup tool will provide you with all the information about your website's TLD and SLD that it has on file for your domain name.

 

What are the Different Types of DNS Records?

A domain name system (DNS) is a hierarchical decentralized naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. A DNS has two important roles: translating domain names into the IP addresses of computers and translating IP addresses back into domain names.

There are three types of DNS records:

- A record - The first type of record that is used to map an IP address to a hostname

- CNAME record - The second type of record that is used to map an alias name (the alias name can be found in the CNAME field)

- MX record - The third type of record that is used to map an email address (the email address can be found in the MX field)

 

What Makes up a Nameserver?

A Nameserver is a computer that is used to translate domain names into IP addresses. It also provides a reverse lookup of an IP address to the corresponding domain name.

Nameservers are the backbone of the Internet and they are responsible for translating domain names into IP addresses and vice versa. They are also used by network administrators to manage their networks and websites.