DNS Checker Tool: How To Check DNS Propagation For Blogs, Websites

Have you just purchased a new domain name or changed your hosting provided and had also added new nameservers and discovered the website is not coming online or coming up?

Below is the few steps to follow:

What is Domain Name System (DNS)?

According to Wikipedia, the Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical and decentralized 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. Most prominently, it translates more readily memorized domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for locating and identifying computer services and devices with the underlying network protocols. By providing a worldwide, distributed directory service, the Domain Name System has been an essential component of the functionality of the Internet since 1985.

Cloudflare in the other way round put the Domain Name System (DNS) is the phonebook of the Internet. Humans access information online through domain names, like nytimes.com or espn.com. Web browsers interact through Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. DNS translates domain names to IP addresses so browsers can load Internet resources.

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Each device connected to the Internet has a unique IP address which other machines use to find the device. DNS servers eliminate the need for humans to memorize IP addresses such as 192.168.1.1 (in IPv4), or more complex newer alphanumeric IP addresses such as 2400:cb00:2048:1::c629:d7a2 (in IPv6).

CHECK DNS PROPAGATION

Have you recently switched web host or started a new website, then you are in the right place! DNS Checker provides free DNS lookup service for checking domain name server records against a randomly selected list of DNS servers in different corners of the world. Do a quick DNS propagation lookup for any domain name and check DNS data collected from all location for confirming that the website is completely propagated or not worldwide.

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Where to visit to solve this problem?

Visit DNS Checker – HERE to find out where you need to wait for the domain to fully propagate.

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