The IP address of a website can be found using command line interface, web browser, or an app. In this article, we will discuss the steps using which you can get an IP address of a website.
Pinging a Domain Name
A URL, Uniform Resource Locator,. A Domain Name is a part of an URL. For example, www.Digiterati.com is the domain name in the URL.
Each domain name has one or more IP addresses associated with it, and that’s how data packets can be routed on the Internet.
Ping, which stands for Packet Internet Groper, is a network tool to test the connectivity. You can ping a domain name and find the corresponding IP address.
Step 1. Open Command Prompt app in Windows run prompt
To open Command Prompt, press the Windows (⊞) key + r, and type “cmd” and press enter.
Step 2. On the command prompt, type “ping” and a website name. For example,
Ping www.Digiterati.com
Using NSlookup
NSlookup is a network tool for querying a DNS (Domain Name System) to obtain a domain name, an IP address, or for any other DNS record for a website.
Step 1. Type nslookup at the command prompt, and press Enter.
Step 2.Type Server followed by IP address of a DNS server. You can use an IP address of a popular DNS server like Google, Bing, or Microsoft. For Google DNS, the IP address is 8.8.8.8. Hit Enter.
Step 3. Type the domain name of the website you want to find the IP address of, and press Enter.
The result is located under addresses. For popular websites, there may be more than one IP address.
IPInfo Site
IPinfo webpage can be used to obtain DNS information of a website.
IP address of the website you entered in displayed under the DNS Lookup.
Whois Search
Whois search is a similar webpage like IPInfo which can be used to find an IP address of a domain name.
Step 1. With a web browser, visit www.whois.domaintools.com
Step 2. Type in the website address under Whois Lookup, and hit search.
You will find the IP address of a website towards the bottom of the result page.
