How to obtain the IP address of a domain name

There will be cases where you will need to know the IP address of a certain domain name, particularly when you are trying to do a DNS work around. There are two possible ways to obtain the IP address:

1. You can PING the domain name. In order to ping a domain name, do the following:

a. Go to the Command Prompt window (in most versions of Windows this is accessed via Start > Accessories > Command Prompt).
b. On the C:\>, type in ping (domain name); for example: ping www.yahoo.com

The ping results will immediately come out with the IP address of the domain name. However, if your ISP is having a DNS resolution issue, then the ping command may not work (it will return a "Unknown host" error).

2. The second way to obtain the IP address of a domain name is to use a free online tool called Domain Dossier.

a. Go to the Domain Dossier site.
b. Enter the domain name (without the "www") in the "Domain or IP address" field.
c. Press Enter or click the "Go" button (no need to check the other items).

The IP address of the domain name will then come out.

You can also use Domain Dossier to check other records and services associated with the domain name.