[Techtalk] testing dns change

Michelle Murrain michelle at murrain.net
Wed Sep 26 19:45:36 UTC 2012


Why not just use dig?

$dig whatevermywebsitedomainis.com

That will give you the IP - that should be the same one that your browser
is using.

Peace,
Michelle

On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Carla Schroder <carla at bratgrrl.com> wrote:

>
> hiho,
>
> When I migrate a Web site to a different Web host, how do I know which
> server my Web browser is hitting? It's a shared IP address, so I can't
> test it by entering the IP address in my browser.
> http://www.whatsmydns.net/ is wonderful for tracking DNS propagation,
> but I still don't know which server my Web browser is hitting.
>
>
> best,
> Carla
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