DomainTools.com - All the basic domain tools
by Paul Flyer
Formerly whois.sc, Domaintools.com is “a place for every type of diagnostic widget related to domain names.”
While I have not explored the complete website, the tools I have used have been not only useful, but viewer friendly (nice font, nice layout, etc.). The latter is a huge plus over other domain tool sites.
The Whois search is very readable and does not require multiple page clicks to get to the information. From the Whois results, users can perform pings, dns lookups and traceroutes.
Domaintools can also be used to located your own IP address.
Two powerful tools are the Domain Search and Domain Auction.
Domain Search searches the entire universe of domain names. Use it to locate if a particularly domain name is being used OR to find expired domain names who name is available for purchase.
Domain Auction works similarly but pulls its data from Snapnames.com. I have found I like the interface for searching provided by DomainTools over that at Snapnames.
Overall, Domaintools is a great site for a variety of domain related tools. The basic tools are free or require a free membership. More advanced tools are available with higher membership levels.
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