Quick Diagnosis of DNS Issues
Are you facing issues with your website or email? Need to check if your DNS entries are resolving correctly? Our DNS Domain Lookup Tool can help you:
- Verify that your DNS records are properly configured and resolving on the internet.
- Determine if your website hosting or email provider's services are operational.
- Identify whether the issue is with your setup or the provider, and get evidence to support your findings.
Key Features
- Quick Diagnosis: Instantly find out why your website, email, or DNS records might be problematic.
- Provider Status Check: Determine if your provider's DNS nameservers are up or down to pinpoint who needs to address the issue.
How to Use the DNS Lookup Commands
| Command | Usage Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
| a: | a: dnsdomainlookup.com | Searches for the DNS "A Record" and provides the IP address your domain resolves to, typically your website’s IP. |
| mx: | mx: dnsdomainlookup.com | Searches for the MX record to show the mail hosts for your domain, useful for checking email services. |
| cname: | cname: www.your-site.com | Searches for the CNAME alias of your domain. |
| txt: | txt: your-domain.com | Searches for the DNS TXT record. |
| spf: | spf: your-domain.com | Searches for the SPF record to verify which sources are authorized to send email using your domain. |
| dkim: | dkim: your-domain.com | Searches for the DKIM record to check the digital signature used for email verification. |
| srv: | srv: your-domain.com | Searches for the SRV record to determine the location and port of a specific service. |
| dmarc: | dmarc: your-domain.com | Searches for the published DMARC record for your domain. |
Shortcuts for Efficiency
For faster searches, use these command shortcuts:
- mx: can be shortened to m:
- cname: can be shortened to c:
- txt: can be shortened to t:
- spf: can be shortened to s: