DNS propagation begins whenever a change is made to a domain name server’s (DNS) record. Your DNS IP will change while this process is taking several hours or even days to complete. Your old website or the new one can be visited by your visitors.
We have listed seven helpful web tools you can use to monitor the current status of your DNS records while DNS propagation is taking place. The resources are open-source and rather simple to utilise. I sincerely hope you can use them.
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1. DNSMap
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2. DNSCheck
Verify the DNS for a domain name on a few global DNS servers from well-known providers like Google, Norton, and Verisign that are located all over the world.
3. WhatsMyDNS.net
Many sites in the EU, US, and Asia are among the locations from which you may examine DNS propagation using DNSCheck. It also includes the domain NS’s authoritative answer.
4. DNS Checker
Verify DNS propagation in 21 different places. The following record types are supported: A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, NS, PTR, SOA, and TXT.
5. DNS Lookup
Check the DNS propagation from 22 different places worldwide. This utility supports the following record types: A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, NS, PTR, SOA, and TXT.
6.Nexcess
Another tool that checks from 17 sites is available here. Supported record types include A, MX, NS, SPF, and TXT. Also, the website offers free testing services and additional email and website capabilities.
7. DNSPropagation
This is one that performs DNS checks from 22 different places and allows you to verify the A, AAAA, CNAME, NS, MX, TXT, and SOA record types.
8. DNS Google
Another excellent tool for monitoring DNS propagation over numerous servers globally. Most DNS entries, including A, AAAA, and CNAME, are supported. Also, it gives you a short list of frequently asked questions about DNS, such as what DNS is and how it functions and what DNS propagation is.
9. Global DNS Propagation Checker
You might not be aware that Google has a tool for checking DNS. The programme returns the IPv4 and IPv6 authoritative responses for a domain and an IP address. All commonly used DNS entry types, such as A, CNAME, and several security-related entries like CAA, NSEC, and IPSECKEY, are supported.
10. NSlookup DNS Chcker
This programme reveals DNS propagation over all continents and practically all nations. Even DNS resolution is retrieved from several sources in each of the nations it supports. Additionally, the programme still enables you to check the proliferation within a single nation or continent.