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DNS is the domain name system for short .DNS is a system that maps a name to an address . Ip address for Gmail.com is 173.194.36.86 .

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What resolves a website URL to an IP address?

What resolves a website URL to an IP address? DNS Sever


Why would the ping command accept the name yahoo.com instead of an actual IP address?

This is possible because of what is called Domain Name Resolution (DNS). Your computer sends a lookup request for 'yahoo.com' to a DNS server, which resolves the domain name into it's IP address.


How do you distinguish a DNS problem from a network problem?

If you're truly experiencing a DNS issue, your system will not be able to resolve host names (google.com) into IP addresses (74.125.225.78) which is what your computer really uses to communicate. A simple test to verify that this is the case is to go to your terminal and ping a host name and then try to ping an ip address (on the internet). If you're able to ping the IP address and not the FQDN then you've got yourself a DNS issue because your DNS provider is not translating that name to an IP. I suggest using either Google DNS or OpenDNS, both of which are offered free of charge. Here's the original answer by Ashlee: go into your operating system command prompt and attempt to do a nslookup for a domain such as Google it should return a ip address if it does not it is most likely a dns issue to check for network issues use the ping command to ping a website and trace route command to trace the route to the ip address


Can you track dynamic ip addresses?

Yes, you can track your IP address by using a dynamic DNS service (the ones I’ve used are free).


Do isp provide static IP addresses?

Yes, but typically for a fee. Alternatively, you could use a dynamic DNS service which ties your global IP address (the address assigned to you by the ISP) to a hostname/domain name. This typically is accomplished by a small piece of software you can install on a computer on your network that keeps track of your IP address (since non-static IPs can change) and creates a DNS entry with the hostname and IP address.

Related Questions

Can you keep your Gmail address if you change IP?

You can change your Gmail address after you change your IP. You however do not need to do that. It is because gmail is independent of IP address.


What IP address relates a domain name to an IP address?

DNS


What is the automated service that matches resource records with ip address?

DNS


What resolves a website URL to an IP address?

What resolves a website URL to an IP address? DNS Sever


What is dns protocol?

DNS protocol was created to convert human domain names into IP address (intenet operates on IP addreses).


Which protocol use resole ip address?

DNS protocol.


What server translate a a domain name to an IP address?

DNS


Is NAT is responsible for translating IP address to domain name?

DNS is responsible for translating IP address to domain name.


What is the DNS for youtubecom?

There is no such thing as "DNS for youtube". DNS simply is a system that tells you what IP address corresponds to a certain domain name.


Is the function of a dns server to assign the customer an ip address?

No. A DNS (Domain Name Server) is more like a phone book, you supply a name (like wiki.answers.com) and get an IP address in return.Assigning IP addresses happens elsewhere, a DNS is just a convenient place to look them up.


What is DNS Lookup?

A DNS Lookup is when a device that supports IP asks a DNS server for the IP address associated with a domain name. The DNS Server must "look up" the IP associated with that domain name.For example, if you were to go to Answers.com in your browser, your computer would initiate a DNS Lookup. This process involves asking the Primary DNS Server for Answers.com's IP address. The DNS Server will ask other servers until the IP address is found and the information returned to you.Assuming it is not cached, to find the IP address for wiki.answers.com, your DNS Server would first ask a DNS Root server for the DNS Server that handles "com". The root server would reply with the IP address for "com". Your DNS Server would then find the DNS Server that handles "com" and ask it for "answers.com". The "com" DNS Server would reply with the IP address for "answers.com". Your DNS server would finally find the DNS Server that handles "answers.com" and ask it for "wiki.answers.com".Once your computer receives the reply containing the IP address for wiki.answers.com, it can finally ask wiki.answers.com for the webpage it hosts.A common analogy is that DNS is like a very large phonebook. You look through the phonebook for the name you want and it will tell you the number you need to dial the person you're looking for. The process of looking up the number is a "DNS Lookup".If you would like to experiment with DNS Lookups, you can use the command line utility "nslookup" in Windows or Linux.


What allow a dns client to resolve an fqdn to an ip address?

domains