The DNS Thingy

The DNS is the Domain Name Service it is like a phonebook containing the IP address for thousands of domain names. In much the same way as a traditional phonebook the IP address works like the phone number and the domain or host is the name of the person or organisation that owns that number or can be found at that number. The domain name or host as it is sometimes called is everything after http://www. in the URL or Internet Address up to the / for example, http://www.middletonws.com/DNSthingy. This tool will show the DNS record or information for the given host name or domain entered into the textbox below.