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How do I find my DNS subdomain?

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How do I find my DNS subdomain?

How to check the DNS records for a specific domain?

  1. Lookup A record: nslookup -type=A xxxyyy.com.
  2. Lookup NS record: nslookup -type=NS xxxyyy.com.
  3. Lookup MX record: nslookup -type=MX xxxyyy.com.
  4. Lookup CNAME record: nslookup -type=CNAME xxxyyy.com.

How do I ping a DNS record?

Let’s make sure that you are able to reach the server.

  1. Open the “Command Prompt” and type “ipconfig /all”.
  2. Find the IP address of the DNS and ping it.
  3. If you were able to reach the DNS server through a ping, then that means that the server is alive. Try performing simple nslookup commands.
  4. Test alternative DNS servers.

Can you ping a DNS server?

The easiest way to verify connectivity is to log on to the DNS server and try to ping a few machines. You should also try to ping the DNS server from a few random machines. Remember that ping will work only if you allow ICMP packets through the firewall on the machine you are pinging.

How do DNS subdomains work?

A subdomain simply means that you add an additional layer of DNS servers in the mix so that you can add more scale-ability and/or granularity to the mix. For example, if our dns name is: www.foo.stackoverflow.com we would now have the foo dns server layer.

How do I view a subdomain?

How to see traffic for subdomains in Google Analytics

  1. Log in to your Analytics account and go to the Admin screen.
  2. Click on “Filters” under the third column (VIEW).
  3. Click “+ New Filter”
  4. Add Name for Filter (anything is ok – example – “Show Full Subdomain”).
  5. Select “Custom” for Filter Type.
  6. Selected “Advanced”.

How do I find the subdomain of a domain?

do an ip search on robotex: http://www.robtex.com/ip/ in the results page that follows click on the domain you’re interested in> you are taken to a page that lists all subdomains + a load of other information such as mail server info.

Can resolve DNS but Cannot ping?

Check your hosts file If the problem is still there, the issue can be your hosts’ file. If nslookup works but ping fails, it’s possible that the hosts’ file was edited by malware or another application, and that can cause this and similar problems to appear.

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