To check domain dns you need to enter the domain name, select the type of record and click the get button. Incorrectly entered data affect the performance of the site, online store. As a result, customers, clients are lost, monetary and reputational losses are incurred. You can avoid this by using the service.
The mx records of the domain are checked to determine the performance of the mail server. It is necessary to understand what values exist and what they affect. If you change MX so that incoming mail messages will be accepted by another server, then POP3 accounts, robots, and many other things will not be involved, and therefore mail will stop coming.
The specified priority affects the importance of the server handling mail. The lower the value, the better. The server with the best priority serves as the main one, and with a small one, is called secondary. To check the dns of the domain, its mx records, you need to select the appropriate value from the dropdowns. Mail secondary servers start working only when priority servers become unavailable.
The service allows you to check:
When checking the dns record of a domain, if you select NS, the service will show the installed nameservers. All previously entered valid records are shown. In the field nserver shows dns-servers of domains of the 2nd level. Attribute CNAME, fully spelled Canonical Name, gives the ability to assign mnemonic names to the host. It serves another function as well. These kinds of aliases are often used to shorten names. They are also used to associate the host with some necessary functions.
Check the dns records when someone is already able to use the site and some are not yet. This situation indicates that the dns records at the provider, thanks to which they get access to the network, have already been updated. This means that very soon, in 72 hours at the most, they will be updated for everyone else. The A-record is needed to be able to match the hostname in the domain with the IP.
Utility nslookup dns can be learned to use quickly enough. You need to understand the output values, know the commands. First of all, it is recommended to study what the records A, CNAME, NS, and MX stand for. It is not recommended to make changes to them without first consulting a specialist.
Sometimes the utility generates Non-authoritative answer. It means that the received answer is non-authoritative. It will be authoritative if the DNS server has full information about the zone in question. If it is difficult to understand the values and purpose of the entries, it is better to contact the service specialists.
