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About whatsmydns.net
whatsmydns.net looks up a domain's DNS records against nameservers located around the world and shows the results on a map. It supports A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, NS, PTR, SOA, SRV, TXT and CAA records, and you can enter an expected value to see which locations already return it.
It is useful after changing a domain's records or moving hosting, when you want to see whether users in other regions are resolving the new values without querying remote servers yourself.
Strengths
- Checks many record types including MX, TXT and CAA
- Results from servers in many countries at once
- Expected value field highlights mismatches
Limitations
- Shows a sample of resolvers, not every network
- Web only, with no scripting interface described
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to use, with an option to donate.
- License
- Proprietary
- Platforms
- Web
- How it runs
- Web application
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- No
- Best suited for
- Checking whether a DNS change has spread worldwide
- Categories
- Network tools, Website testing
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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Globalping
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Google Admin Toolbox Dig
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Google Admin Toolbox Dig shows raw DNS responses from Google's side only, so it checks records but not propagation across many countries.
Check-Host
Online tool that checks a host with ping, HTTP, TCP, UDP and DNS from servers worldwide.
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whatsmydns.net as an alternative
Listings that name whatsmydns.net as an alternative.
CAA Test
A web tool that checks the DNS CAA records published for a domain.
whatsmydns.net checks CAA along with MX, TXT and other records against servers in many countries, highlighting mismatches with an expected value field.
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