How to Check a Web Server IP Address

Every Web address equals an IP address.

To access a website, users either follow links from other sites or enter Web addresses by hand into their browsers. Each Web address translates to the Internet protocol (IP) numerical address of the computer (cluster) acting as a server for that website. Normally that translation is invisible to the user, but Web server and network administrators sometimes need to perform explicit translations during configuration or troubleshooting. You can easily check the IP address assigned to a specific Web server.

Instructions

1. Double-click a Web browser's icon on your computer's desktop to launch it. Navigate to the query page of any IP lookup service; there are many free services on the Internet.

2. Enter the fully qualified domain name of your Web server in the Domain field (e.g., www.aribflooring.co.uk). Enter 8.8.4.4 in the Server field.

3. Click the button to perform the lookup. The service will display query results. Search for the Address section within those results: that is the IP address assigned to your Web server.

References

• InterNIC: The Domain Name System: A Non-Technical Explanation---Why Universal Resolvability Is Important

Resources

• Kloth.net: NSLOOKUP: Look up and find IP addresses in the DNS
• Find IP Address: DNS Lookup
• Self SEO: Find IP address of a website