How to Get Website Information Using Command Prompt

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This wikiHow teaches you how to find basic information about a website via Command Prompt on a Windows computer. You can see a website's IP address, the route from your network to the website, and the website's DNS information from within Command Prompt.

Things You Should Know

  • Go to
    Windows Start
    and search command prompt , then open the
    Windows cmd
    Command Prompt from the results.
  • Ping the website for which you want to get information (in this case, "website.com"). Type ping website.com . Then, press ↵ Enter .
  • Type tracert website.com to trace the website's route and nslookup website.com to check the DNS info for the website.

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  1. Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
  2. Type in command prompt to bring up a list of matching results.
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  3. It's at the top of the Start menu. Doing so will open the Command Prompt window.
  4. You can "ping" the nearest website server to see how far away the server is in milliseconds:
    • Type in ping website.com where "website" is your website's name.
    • Press ↵ Enter .
    • Press ↵ Enter again to stop the ping.
  5. Sending a "traceroute" request to your website will show the route the request takes, documenting any server addresses between you and the website:
    • Type in tracert website.com where "website" is the website's name.
    • Press ↵ Enter .
    • Review the path your request took (sections with asterisks are instances in which the request timed out).
  6. You can see the website's DNS address, which differs from the IP address, by doing the following:
    • Type in nslookup website.com where "website" is the name of the website.
    • Press ↵ Enter .
    • Review the website's DNS addresses.
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    How can I get a website name by using server IP?
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    Type nslookup followed by a space and the IP address of the server.
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    How do I get an IP address of a website using CMD of Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]?
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    You can use the same method shown above. For any version, you should be able to use this method.
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    Yes, you will need an internet connection to obtain Website Information using Command Prompt.
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      • Most websites use firewalls to block unauthorized access, so the IP address you see for a website may be misleading.
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