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DNS and WhoIs Resolver

SolarWinds DNS Resolver retrieves information about domain names and IP addresses and then displays information about the specified host name or address.

Resolve domain names or IP addresses

  1. To find the IP address of a host or domain, enter any of the following in the Host name field:
    • Host name, for example, Server-4 or www.solarwinds.com
    • URL, for example, http://solarwinds.com
    • Email address, for example, sales@solarwinds.com
    • Domain name, for example, yahoo.com
    • Click Lookup Address to retrieve information about the host name or URL.
  2. To find the host name or domain of a specific IP or network address, enter any of the following in the IP address field:
    • IP address, for example, 206.67.58.195
    • Network address, for example, 206.67.58.0
    • Click Lookup Host name to retrieve the host name and other details about the address.