dal.ca - dns.ninja
dal.ca
ca
| DNSSEC | 🔒 Signed (DS record present) | ||||||
| NS | prd-czp-05.corp.cira.ca ⭐ | ||||||
| NS | any.ca-servers.ca | ||||||
| NS | c.ca-servers.ca | ||||||
| NS | d.ca-servers.ca | ||||||
| NS | j.ca-servers.ca | ||||||
| SOA | prd-czp-05.corp.cira.caadmin-dns@cira.ca serial=2608051330 | ||||||
rank #38 in the tld
dal.ca
dal.cais the official domain of Dalhousie University, a public research university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is operated directly by the university.
Key facts
- Owner / operator: Dalhousie University
- TLD:
.ca— Canada (ccTLD) - Primary purpose: University corporate website — academic information, admissions, research, student services
- Status: Active
📈 Tranco rank: #12,376
Subdomains
Same first word
Similar names
DNS History
7 records (5 active, 2 former)
●NSns1.d-zone.ca2016-07-18 → 2026-08-05 · 3 obs
● 2016-07-18 04:45:38
● 2026-08-05 14:21:22
●NSns1.dal.ca2015-08-08 → 2026-08-05 · 5 obs
● 2016-07-18 04:45:38
○ 2016-07-26 02:31:04
● 2021-05-11 21:20:52
● 2026-08-05 14:21:22
●NSns2.d-zone.ca2016-07-18 → 2026-08-05 · 3 obs
● 2016-07-18 04:45:38
● 2026-08-05 14:21:22
○NSns2.dal.ca2015-08-08 → 2016-07-18 · 4 obs
● 2016-07-18 04:45:38
○ 2016-07-26 02:31:04
○ 2026-08-05 14:21:22
●MXdal-ca.mail.protection.outlook.com2015-08-08 → 2026-08-05 · 2 obs
● 2026-08-05 14:21:22
○A129.173.21.1872015-08-08 → 2015-08-08 · 3 obs
○ 2015-09-18 10:48:50
○ 2026-08-05 14:21:22
●A129.173.31.1872015-09-18 → 2026-08-05 · 3 obs
● 2015-09-18 10:48:50
● 2026-08-05 14:21:22
🔍 DNS Trace
📋 Delegation Chain
| Zone | Nameservers | Glue |
|---|---|---|
| ca | d.ca-servers.ca, any.ca-servers.ca, c.ca-servers.ca, j.ca-servers.ca | - |
| dal.ca | ns1.d-zone.ca, ns2.d-zone.ca | 4 records |
✅ Authoritative Response
Server:162.219.55.2
NS records: ns1.d-zone.ca, ns2.d-zone.ca
🔒 DNSSEC Status
⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)
No DS record for dal.ca (unsigned zone)
⏱️ Timing
Total: 892ms | Queries: -
📄 Records
| Type | Count | Sample Data |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 129.173.31.187 |
| NS | 2 | NS2.D-Zone.Ca, NS1.D-Zone.Ca |
| MX | 1 | dal-ca.mail.protection.outlook.com (pri: |
| TXT | 5 | atlassian-sending-domain-verification=b8, asv=da02ef79740e6388f96d94a3b017ee8e... |
| SOA | 1 | NS1.Dal.Ca noc.dal.ca |
📌 Glue Records Collected
Total: 4
Out-of-bailiwick: 4 (ns2.d-zone.ca, ns1.d-zone.ca, ns2.d-zone.ca...)
Analysis
Hierarchy
dal.ca is the parent domain of cs.dal.ca, cte.dal.ca, dentistry.dal.ca, hpc.dal.ca, ds.dal.ca and a few other host names.
IP Addresses
dal.ca points to a single IP number: 129.173.31.187.
Additional host names — nsac.ca, trru.ca, dalplex.ca and two others — share IP numbers with dal.ca.
Name Servers
dal.ca is delegated to three name servers: ns1.d-zone.ca, ns2.d-zone.ca and ns1.dal.ca.
dal.ca shares at least some of its name servers with other domains, including directdetect.ca, 81.71.199.in-addr.arpa, 55.249.216.in-addr.arpa and two others.
These name servers are frequently seen alongside ns10.ent.global.gc.ca, ns11.ent.global.gc.ca, ns40.ent.global.gc.ca and 7 other name servers.
Host names with two IP numbers:
ns1.d-zone.ca points to 162.219.54.2 and 2620:10a:80eb::2.
ns2.d-zone.ca points to 162.219.55.2 and 2620:10a:80ec::2.
Host names pointing to a single IP address:
ns1.dal.ca points to 129.173.1.11.
Mail Servers
dal.ca has one mail server: dal-ca.mail.protection.outlook.com.
dal-ca.mail.protection.outlook.com points to 8 IP numbers: 52.101.190.0, 52.101.190.1, 52.101.190.2 and 5 other.