Webmaster Tools - DNS Stuff
A week does not go by that I don’t need to test something on one of my websites or servers. One of the tools that always comes in handy in diagnosing problems and checking up on things is DNSstuff.com. If you are ever having problems reaching your website and you are not sure if your server is down or it is just your Internet connection head on over to DNSstuff.com and do some simple tests to see if your server is responding.
I recently had a day when I was able to connect to most of the Internet, but I was not able to get to the LGR Computer Enterprises website. I headed on over to DNSstuff.com and was able to verify that the server was responding to pings, a traceroute and the HTML validator was able to able to connect and check the html. The server was there and responding and the world could see it. Four hours later I was able to connect to the site again, and checking the logs traffic had continued through the whole time, even though I could not connect.
Comments
wamax
I Used to use DNSStuff, but it seems that there are sooo many adverts and *pay to use* things riddled all over the site that i looked for alternatives... Might i share <a href="http://w3dt.net/">w3dt.net</a> with you? I am located in Australia and now use the w3dt service all the time, it does the same thing, and IMHO is faster and more reliable than other sites. not to mention the list of tools they offer that are 100% free.
LGR
I have been using DNSStuff.com for quite a while and actually did not mind when they went to pay per use. The site you miention looks good though. I bookmarked it and will give it a try as well. Thanks for the resource. Nice to have more than one tool to use.
Mark
I wanted only to let you know the existence of http://www.dnsqueries.com. Their feature <a href="http://www.dnsqueries.com/en/domain_check.php" title="Domain health check" rel="nofollow"> is similar</a> to the one of dnsstuff. Regards Mark