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Javier's SBS Wonderland

Take the red pill and see how far down the rabbit hole goes...

Internet Explorer Keywords for DNS Troubleshooting

I think its safe to say that DNS is part of the fabric of the internet. I don't remember how many times I had (or helped someone with) issues with public DNS, but I can assure you that it has been a lot. DNS controls everything about your domain, from the correct resolution of your website to where your email should go.

My two favorite sites for troubleshooting public DNS issues are www.dnsreport.com and www.dnsstuff.com. These two sites have saved me in numerous occassions and whenever somebody is having some DNS issue they are my first stop to help determine the problem. I encourage you to familiarize yourself with each site... I can assure you that you will find them as useful as me. Did I mentioned that both sites are free? :-)

Ok. So, those sites are old news for you? Well... I have something here that you might like. I “borrowed” an idea from Susan's blog and created a registry file that adds a set of keywords to the IE address bar so you can use this site even faster.

Right click here, select “Save As” and save it to your desktop renaming the extension to .reg (alternatively you can just click the link to see what we are adding to the registry). Double click on the file and allow it to be imported into the registry. That's it! You can now open IE and use the following keywords to do amazing stuff...

DNS somedomain.com - Generates a DNSReport for that domain

A something.somedomain.com - A record for that hostname

MX somedomain.com - MX record(s) for that domain

PTR x.x.x.x or something.somedomain.com - Reverse DNS records for that IP/Hostname

WHOIS somedomain.com - Registration information about a domain

So, do you think this is useful? Comment below and let me know what you think!

Posted: Aug 05 2005, 12:01 PM by Javier | with 5 comment(s)
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Javier said:

Very useful, thanks :D
# August 28, 2005 1:21 AM

Javier said:

I couldn't get this to work. I added the key into the registry but when I go into IE and type DNS domain.com into the address bar I get a page cannot be displayed error message.
# August 28, 2005 1:41 PM

Javier said:

Thanks, good work.
dnsstuff rocks.
# September 14, 2005 4:24 PM

Javier said:

I am a recruiter with a technical staffing firm. I am currently working on a job opportunity for a Sharepoint Developer in the St. Louis, MO area. This person will be the sole Sharepoint resource for this company. Day-to-day activities would include implementing Sharepoint and the applications that go with them at various sites. Other technologies that are a necessity are VB.Net and SQL Server. If anyone is interested in a new position or could help me by pointing me in the right direction I would really appreciate the help. You can contact me at acreighton@apexsystemsinc.com or 314.822.9700. Thanks in advance for all your help.
Ashley Creighton
# September 27, 2005 11:54 AM

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