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  1. Use command line tools: $whois <domain>
  2. You can know the hosting provider in nameserver

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If the domain is not using our DNS, the DNS in our Control Panel is not used, so do not try to make changes there as they have no effect. There will be a big red warning message like:


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And you can check where does the domain point now:

  1. Use command line tools: $host <domain> or $host www.<domain>
  2. If IP address result is same with our IP address, that means the domain points to us

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Any DNS update can take anywhere between 1-48 hours to propagate through the internet. So if you make a DNS update, it is usually -never- immediatly in effect. Some computers might have the old DNS, while others have the new DNS. During this time, you should use $host <DOMAIN> <CURRENT_DNS_SERVER_IN_WHOIS> to verify settings instead of just $host <DOMAIN>

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