Earlier we shared a video for understanding DNS in Simple English and now we are going to show you how to find DNS Name server of a domain name easily.
If you would like to know about the Authoritative Name Server of any web domain, the one that will most definitely know the location of the IP address of that domain, follow these steps.
If you are not sure about what DNS is,
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities. (via Wikipedia)
Find DNS Name Server Of A Domain
1. First open Command Prompt (type cmd in the Windows Run Box).
2. Then type NSLOOKUP and press Enter.
3. Now type set querytype=soa and press Enter.
4. Here type your desired domain name and the primary name server mentioned is the authoritative name server of that domain.
You can also check this video for reference :
Do you know any other cool way to find DNS Name Server? Kindly share them in the comments below.
Really it’s a quite easy tutorial to find dns name server of any domain. Thanks for share this.
Nice tutorials for newbies and it will be quite helpful to them.