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howtoforge.com

DNSSEC⚠️ Not signed
A2606:4700:20::681a:2a5🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700:20::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US ✓ In HTTPS hints
A2606:4700:20::681a:3a5🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700:20::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US ✓ In HTTPS hints
A2606:4700:20::ac43:445d🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700:20::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US ✓ In HTTPS hints
A104.26.2.165Cloudflare104.26.0.0/20 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US ✓ In HTTPS hints
A104.26.3.165Cloudflare104.26.0.0/20 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US ✓ In HTTPS hints
A172.67.68.93🇺🇸 Cloudflare172.67.64.0/20 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US ✓ In HTTPS hints
NSkarl.ns.cloudflare.com ⭐
A2606:4700:58::adf5:3bbe🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700:50::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US
PTRkarl.ns.cloudflare.com
A2803:f800:50::6ca2:c1be🇨🇷 Cloudflare2803:f800:50::/45 LACNIC generated route6 for CloudFlare Latin America S.R.L
PTRkarl.ns.cloudflare.com
A2a06:98c1:50::ac40:21be🇺🇸 Cloudflare2a06:98c1:50::/45
PTRkarl.ns.cloudflare.com
A108.162.193.190🇺🇸 Cloudflare108.162.193.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US
PTRkarl.ns.cloudflare.com
A172.64.33.190🇺🇸 Cloudflare172.64.33.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US
PTRkarl.ns.cloudflare.com
A173.245.59.190🇺🇸 Cloudflare173.245.59.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US
PTRkarl.ns.cloudflare.com
NSmelissa.ns.cloudflare.com
A2606:4700:50::adf5:3ac7🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700:50::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US
PTRmelissa.ns.cloudflare.com
A2803:f800:50::6ca2:c0c7🇨🇷 Cloudflare2803:f800:50::/45 LACNIC generated route6 for CloudFlare Latin America S.R.L
PTRmelissa.ns.cloudflare.com
A2a06:98c1:50::ac40:20c7🇺🇸 Cloudflare2a06:98c1:50::/45
PTRmelissa.ns.cloudflare.com
A108.162.192.199🇺🇸 Cloudflare108.162.192.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US
PTRmelissa.ns.cloudflare.com
A172.64.32.199🇺🇸 Cloudflare172.64.32.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US
PTRmelissa.ns.cloudflare.com
A173.245.58.199🇺🇸 Cloudflare173.245.58.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US
PTRmelissa.ns.cloudflare.com
MXezmail.mail.howtoforge.com ⭐
A78.46.229.46🇩🇪 Hetzner78.46.0.0/15 HETZNER-RZ-NBG-BLK5
PTRmail.ensign.de
TXTv=spf1 a:smtpout.howtoforge.com ip4:162.55.43.1 ip4:168.119.187.99 ip4:188.40...
HTTPSHTTP/3, HTTP/2 ✓ hints match
IPv4 hints104.26.2.165, 104.26.3.165, 172.67.68.93
IPv6 hints2606:4700:20::681a:2a5, 2606:4700:20::681a:3a5, 2606:4700:20::ac43:445d
SOAkarl.ns.cloudflare.comdns@cloudflare.com serial=2410425162

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DNSSEC🔒 Signed (DS record present)
NSa.gtld-servers.net ⭐
NSb.gtld-servers.net
NSc.gtld-servers.net
NSd.gtld-servers.net
NSe.gtld-servers.net
NSf.gtld-servers.net
NSg.gtld-servers.net
NSh.gtld-servers.net
NSi.gtld-servers.net
NSj.gtld-servers.net
NSk.gtld-servers.net
NSl.gtld-servers.net
NSm.gtld-servers.net
SOAa.gtld-servers.netnstld@verisign-grs.com serial=1786511664
rank #7892 globally
rank #3859 in the tld
WOT: SAFE (93/100)
📈 Tranco rank: #23,720

Subdomains

smtpout.howtoforge.com
cloud2.howtoforge.com
download.howtoforge.com
images.howtoforge.com
mail.howtoforge.com
s.howtoforge.com
forum.howtoforge.com
www.howtoforge.com

Same first word

howtoforge.com
howtoforge.net
howtoforge.de
howtoforge.org
howtoforge.ru

DNS History

23 records (9 active, 14 former)

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026NSkarl.ns.cloudflare.commelissa.ns.cloudflare.comMXezmail.mail.howtoforge.commail.howtoforge.comA104.26.2.165104.26.3.165172.67.68.932606:4700:20::681a:2a52606:4700:20::681a:3a52606:4700:20::ac43:445d104.24.0.68104.24.1.68104.25.204.33104.25.205.33141.101.125.34141.101.126.34148.251.213.1132400:cb00:2048:1::6818:1442400:cb00:2048:1::6818:442400:cb00:2048:1::6819:cc212400:cb00:2048:1::6819:cd212606:4700:20::6818:1442606:4700:20::6818:44
●NSkarl.ns.cloudflare.com2015-06-16 → 2026-08-12 · 2 obs
● 2015-06-16 00:03:30
● 2026-08-12 05:20:50
●NSmelissa.ns.cloudflare.com2015-06-16 → 2026-08-12 · 2 obs
● 2015-06-16 00:03:30
● 2026-08-12 05:20:50
●MXezmail.mail.howtoforge.com2026-02-15 → 2026-08-12 · 3 obs
○ 2021-06-27 05:00:06
● 2026-02-15 16:40:34
● 2026-08-12 05:20:50
○MXmail.howtoforge.com2015-06-16 → 2021-06-27 · 4 obs
● 2015-06-16 00:03:30
● 2021-06-27 05:00:06
○ 2026-02-15 16:40:34
○ 2026-08-12 05:20:50
○A104.24.0.682016-12-26 → 2019-09-10 · 8 obs
○ 2016-12-12 05:08:18
● 2016-12-26 15:55:56
● 2017-04-21 05:19:44
○ 2017-07-28 05:23:54
● 2017-09-15 19:22:26
● 2019-09-10 06:55:36
○ 2021-03-02 21:29:16
○ 2026-08-12 05:20:50
○A104.24.1.682016-12-26 → 2019-09-10 · 8 obs
○ 2016-12-12 05:08:18
● 2016-12-26 15:55:56
● 2017-04-21 05:19:44
○ 2017-07-28 05:23:54
● 2017-09-15 19:22:26
● 2019-09-10 06:55:36
○ 2021-03-02 21:29:16
○ 2026-08-12 05:20:50
○A104.25.204.332015-10-29 → 2016-12-12 · 5 obs
○ 2015-06-16 00:03:30
● 2015-10-29 23:28:46
● 2016-12-12 05:08:18
○ 2016-12-26 15:55:56
○ 2026-08-12 05:20:50
○A104.25.205.332015-10-29 → 2016-12-12 · 5 obs
○ 2015-06-16 00:03:30
● 2015-10-29 23:28:46
● 2016-12-12 05:08:18
○ 2016-12-26 15:55:56
○ 2026-08-12 05:20:50
●A104.26.2.1652021-03-02 → 2026-08-12 · 3 obs
○ 2019-09-10 06:55:36
● 2021-03-02 21:29:16
● 2026-08-12 05:20:50
●A104.26.3.1652021-03-02 → 2026-08-12 · 3 obs
○ 2019-09-10 06:55:36
● 2021-03-02 21:29:16
● 2026-08-12 05:20:50
○A141.101.125.342015-06-16 → 2015-06-16 · 3 obs
● 2015-06-16 00:03:30
○ 2015-10-29 23:28:46
○ 2026-08-12 05:20:50
○A141.101.126.342015-06-16 → 2015-06-16 · 3 obs
● 2015-06-16 00:03:30
○ 2015-10-29 23:28:46
○ 2026-08-12 05:20:50
○A148.251.213.1132017-07-28 → 2017-07-28 · 4 obs
○ 2017-04-21 05:19:44
● 2017-07-28 05:23:54
○ 2017-09-15 19:22:26
○ 2026-08-12 05:20:50
●A172.67.68.932021-03-02 → 2026-08-12 · 3 obs
○ 2019-09-10 06:55:36
● 2021-03-02 21:29:16
● 2026-08-12 05:20:50
○A2400:cb00:2048:1::6818:1442016-12-26 → 2018-07-29 · 8 obs
○ 2016-12-12 05:08:18
● 2016-12-26 15:55:56
● 2017-04-21 05:19:44
○ 2017-07-28 05:23:54
● 2017-09-15 19:22:26
● 2018-07-29 11:53:30
○ 2019-03-28 21:53:46
○ 2026-08-12 05:20:50
○A2400:cb00:2048:1::6818:442016-12-26 → 2018-07-29 · 8 obs
○ 2016-12-12 05:08:18
● 2016-12-26 15:55:56
● 2017-04-21 05:19:44
○ 2017-07-28 05:23:54
● 2017-09-15 19:22:26
● 2018-07-29 11:53:30
○ 2019-03-28 21:53:46
○ 2026-08-12 05:20:50
○A2400:cb00:2048:1::6819:cc212016-09-04 → 2016-12-12 · 5 obs
○ 2015-10-29 23:28:46
● 2016-09-04 13:52:12
● 2016-12-12 05:08:18
○ 2016-12-26 15:55:56
○ 2026-08-12 05:20:50
○A2400:cb00:2048:1::6819:cd212016-09-04 → 2016-12-12 · 5 obs
○ 2015-10-29 23:28:46
● 2016-09-04 13:52:12
● 2016-12-12 05:08:18
○ 2016-12-26 15:55:56
○ 2026-08-12 05:20:50
○A2606:4700:20::6818:1442019-03-28 → 2019-09-10 · 5 obs
○ 2018-07-29 11:53:30
● 2019-03-28 21:53:46
● 2019-09-10 06:55:36
○ 2021-03-02 21:29:16
○ 2026-08-12 05:20:50
○A2606:4700:20::6818:442019-03-28 → 2019-09-10 · 5 obs
○ 2018-07-29 11:53:30
● 2019-03-28 21:53:46
● 2019-09-10 06:55:36
○ 2021-03-02 21:29:16
○ 2026-08-12 05:20:50
●A2606:4700:20::681a:2a52021-03-02 → 2026-08-12 · 3 obs
○ 2019-09-10 06:55:36
● 2021-03-02 21:29:16
● 2026-08-12 05:20:50
●A2606:4700:20::681a:3a52021-03-02 → 2026-08-12 · 3 obs
○ 2019-09-10 06:55:36
● 2021-03-02 21:29:16
● 2026-08-12 05:20:50
●A2606:4700:20::ac43:445d2021-03-02 → 2026-08-12 · 3 obs
○ 2019-09-10 06:55:36
● 2021-03-02 21:29:16
● 2026-08-12 05:20:50

🔍 DNS Trace

📋 Delegation Chain

ZoneNameserversGlue
comg.gtld-servers.net, d.gtld-servers.net, j.gtld-servers.net, c.gtld-servers.net...-
howtoforge.comkarl.ns.cloudflare.com, melissa.ns.cloudflare.com12 records

✅ Authoritative Response

Server:108.162.192.199

NS records: karl.ns.cloudflare.com, melissa.ns.cloudflare.com

🔒 DNSSEC Status

⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)

No DS record for howtoforge.com (unsigned zone)

⏱️ Timing

Total: 263ms | Queries: -

📄 Records

TypeCountSample Data
A3104.26.2.165, 172.67.68.93...
AAAA32606:4700:20::ac43:445d, 2606:4700:20::681a:3a5...
NS2karl.ns.cloudflare.com, melissa.ns.cloudflare.com
MX1ezmail.mail.howtoforge.com (pri: 10)
TXT1v=spf1 a:smtpout.howtoforge.com ip4:162.
HTTPS1{"priority":1,"target":".","alpn":["h3",
SOA1karl.ns.cloudflare.com dns.cloudflare.co

📌 Glue Records Collected

Total: 12

Out-of-bailiwick: 12 (karl.ns.cloudflare.com, karl.ns.cloudflare.com, karl.ns.cloudflare.com...)

Analysis

Hierarchy

howtoforge.com serves as parent to smtpout.howtoforge.com, cloud2.howtoforge.com, download.howtoforge.com, images.howtoforge.com, mail.howtoforge.com along with a few other host names.

IP Addresses

howtoforge.com resolves to 6 IP numbers: 104.26.2.165, 104.26.3.165, 172.67.68.93 and 3 other.

Additional host names — ide.es, kamdou.net, kombo.so and two others — share IP numbers with howtoforge.com.

Name Servers

howtoforge.com has two authoritative name servers — karl.ns.cloudflare.com and melissa.ns.cloudflare.com.

howtoforge.com shares its name server setup with other domains, including lanie.dk, domainguard.de, fintechpolicy.org and two others.

howtoforge.com has at least partial name server overlap with other domains, such as jachouse.com, nbmhighway.com, mvk.kherson.ua and two others.

These name servers tend to appear together with the name servers devin.ns.cloudflare.com, ajay.ns.cloudflare.com and donna.ns.cloudflare.com.

Host names with 6 IP numbers:

karl.ns.cloudflare.com points to 108.162.193.190, 172.64.33.190, 173.245.59.190 and 3 other IP addresses.

melissa.ns.cloudflare.com points to 108.162.192.199, 172.64.32.199, 173.245.58.199 and 3 other IP addresses.

Mail Servers

howtoforge.com has one mail server: ezmail.mail.howtoforge.com.

ezmail.mail.howtoforge.com points to one IP number — 78.46.229.46.