knowthesource.com - dns.ninja
knowthesource.com
| DNSSEC | ⚠️ Not signed | ||||||
| A | 198.57.245.189🇺🇸 EIGI198.57.128.0/17 Unified Layer | ||||||
| PTR | 198-57-245-189.unifiedlayer.com | ||||||
| NS | ns6137.hostgator.com ⭐ | ||||||
| A | 50.87.144.88🇺🇸 EIGI50.87.144.0/24 Newfold Digital 1958 South 950 East Provo UT 84606 United States | ||||||
| PTR | gator3069.hostgator.com | ||||||
| NS | hgns1.hostgator.com ⚠️ Not in zone NS records | ||||||
| A | 2606:4700:52::ac40:34aa🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700:52::/48 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US | ||||||
| A | 172.64.52.170🇺🇸 Cloudflare172.64.52.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US | ||||||
| NS | hgns2.hostgator.com ⚠️ Not in zone NS records | ||||||
| A | 2606:4700:5a::ac40:35e8🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700:5a::/48 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US | ||||||
| A | 172.64.53.232🇺🇸 Cloudflare172.64.53.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US | ||||||
| NS | ns315.hostgator.com ⚠️ Not in parent delegation | ||||||
| A | 50.87.144.88🇺🇸 EIGI50.87.144.0/24 Newfold Digital 1958 South 950 East Provo UT 84606 United States | ||||||
| PTR | gator3069.hostgator.com | ||||||
| NS | ns316.hostgator.com ⚠️ Not in parent delegation | ||||||
| A | 192.232.216.137🇺🇸 EIGI192.232.192.0/19 Oracle Corporation | ||||||
| PTR | 192-232-216-137.unifiedlayer.com | ||||||
| MX | knowthesource.com ⭐ | ||||||
| A | 198.57.245.189🇺🇸 EIGI198.57.128.0/17 Unified Layer | ||||||
| PTR | 198-57-245-189.unifiedlayer.com | ||||||
| TXT | v=spf1 ip4:184.173.239.119 ip4:50.87.144.88 a mx include:websitewelcome.com ~all | ||||||
| SOA | ns6137.hostgator.comdnsadmin@gator3069.hostgator.com 2026-07-16 #0 | ||||||
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| DNSSEC | 🔒 Signed (DS record present) | ||||||
| NS | a.gtld-servers.net ⭐ | ||||||
| NS | b.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | c.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | d.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | e.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | f.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | g.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | h.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | i.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | j.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | k.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | l.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | m.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| SOA | a.gtld-servers.netnstld@verisign-grs.com serial=1784269002 | ||||||
MX for
knowthesource.com |
Same first word
knowthesource.com |
knowthesource.org |
DNS History
7 records (7 active, 0 former)
●NShgns1.hostgator.com2026-03-15 → 2026-07-17 · 3 obs
● 2026-03-15 22:45:36
● 2026-07-17 06:33:44
●NShgns2.hostgator.com2026-03-15 → 2026-07-17 · 3 obs
● 2026-03-15 22:45:36
● 2026-07-17 06:33:44
●NSns315.hostgator.com2015-06-10 → 2026-07-17 · 2 obs
● 2026-07-17 06:33:44
●NSns316.hostgator.com2015-06-10 → 2026-07-17 · 2 obs
● 2026-07-17 06:33:44
●NSns6137.hostgator.com2015-06-10 → 2026-07-17 · 2 obs
● 2026-07-17 06:33:44
●MXknowthesource.com2015-06-10 → 2026-07-17 · 2 obs
● 2026-07-17 06:33:44
●A198.57.245.1892015-06-10 → 2026-07-17 · 2 obs
● 2026-07-17 06:33:44
🔍 DNS Trace
📋 Delegation Chain
| Zone | Nameservers | Glue |
|---|---|---|
| com | i.gtld-servers.net, h.gtld-servers.net, l.gtld-servers.net, f.gtld-servers.net... | - |
| knowthesource.com | hgns1.hostgator.com, hgns2.hostgator.com | 2 records |
✅ Authoritative Response
Server:172.64.52.170
NS records: hgns1.hostgator.com, hgns2.hostgator.com
🔒 DNSSEC Status
⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)
No DS record for knowthesource.com (unsigned zone)
⏱️ Timing
Total: 241ms | Queries: -
📄 Records
| Type | Count | Sample Data |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 198.57.245.189 |
| NS | 2 | ns316.hostgator.com, ns315.hostgator.com |
| MX | 1 | knowthesource.com (pri: 0) |
| TXT | 1 | v=spf1 ip4:184.173.239.119 ip4:50.87.144 |
| SOA | 1 | ns6137.hostgator.com dnsadmin.gator3069. |
📌 Glue Records Collected
Total: 2
Out-of-bailiwick: 2 (hgns1.hostgator.com, hgns2.hostgator.com)
Analysis
Mail Server Role
knowthesource.com serves as a mail server for knowthesource.com.
IP Addresses
knowthesource.com has exactly one IP address — 198.57.245.189.
Among the host names that share IP numbers with knowthesource.com is webhosti.com, as one example.
Name Servers
Five name servers handle delegation for knowthesource.com: hgns1.hostgator.com, hgns2.hostgator.com, ns315.hostgator.com and two others.
knowthesource.com partially shares its NS delegation with several other domains, including whitwellhigh.com, prostazen.com, writingthesistops.com and two others.
In DNS configurations, these name servers often share authority with ns6137.hostgator.com, ns6138.hostgator.com, ns316.hostgator.com and 6 other name servers.
Host names pointing to two IP addresses:
The A records for hgns1.hostgator.com return 172.64.52.170 and 2606:4700:52::ac40:34aa.
The A records for hgns2.hostgator.com return 172.64.53.232 and 2606:4700:5a::ac40:35e8.
Host names resolving to a single IP address:
ns315.hostgator.com resolves to the IP address 50.87.144.88.
ns316.hostgator.com resolves to the IP address 192.232.216.137.
ns6137.hostgator.com resolves to the IP address 50.87.144.88.
ns315.hostgator.com and ns6137.hostgator.com each have 50.87.144.88 IP addresses.
Mail Servers
knowthesource.com uses exactly one mail server, which is knowthesource.com.
knowthesource.com resolves to 198.57.245.189 and no other IP number.