How can I tell if my domain's address has changed

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[edit] Problem

If you change a DNS entry's IP address the actual change can take up to 3 days to ripple around the system.

[edit] Solutions

  • Open a command line: Start->Run, type "cmd" (without the quotes)
  • Clean you local DNS cache: 
C:\> ipconfig /flushdns

Windows IP Configuration

Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.
  • Ping the domain name: 
C:\>ping www.bigsoft.co.uk

Pinging www.bigsoft.co.uk [n.n.n.n] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from n.n.n.n: bytes=32 time=147ms TTL=47
Reply from n.n.n.n: bytes=32 time=144ms TTL=47
Reply from n.n.n.n: bytes=32 time=147ms TTL=47
Reply from n.n.n.n: bytes=32 time=146ms TTL=47

Ping statistics for n.n.n.n:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 144ms, Maximum = 147ms, Average = 146ms
  • When the domain's IP address has moved to a new address the n.n.n.n will change.
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