DNS lookup
Everything DNS says about a domain: traced from the root servers down, every record type asked of the domain's own nameservers, each nameserver checked, then every hostname and policy record it points at followed, with SPF, DMARC, DKIM and DNSSEC checked along the way.
162.159.44.228
228.44.159.162.in-addr.arpa
Zone 44.159.162.in-addr.arpa110 queries in 0.6 s2026-11-09 05:24:53 UTCNot DNSSEC-signed
- Note 44.159.162.in-addr.arpa isn't signed with DNSSEC, so resolvers can't tell forged answers from real ones.
Records
Asked directly of darl.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.33.98), an authoritative server: no cache in between, so these are the live values.
PTR Reverse pointer
| 1800 | PTR | elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. |
ANY query: refused politely (RFC 8482)
| 3600 | HINFO | "RFC8482" "" |
No records of type A, AAAA, CNAME, DNAME, NS, SOA, MX, TXT, CAA, HTTPS, SVCB, SRV, NAPTR, DS, DNSKEY, CDS, CDNSKEY, NSEC3PARAM, TLSA, SSHFP, LOC, HINFO, RP, URI, SPF, OPENPGPKEY, ZONEMD, CSYNC.
Resolution trace
- .asked d.root-servers.net 199.7.91.136.3 ms
Referral to in-addr.arpa. signed (4 DS)
- a.in-addr-servers.arpa 199.180.182.53 2620:37:e000::53
- b.in-addr-servers.arpa 199.253.183.183 2001:500:87::87
- c.in-addr-servers.arpa 196.216.169.10 2001:43f8:110::10
- d.in-addr-servers.arpa 200.10.60.53 2001:13c7:7010::53
- e.in-addr-servers.arpa 203.119.86.101 2001:dd8:6::101
- f.in-addr-servers.arpa 193.0.9.1 2a13:27c0:30::1
202.12.27.33 failed: NOERROR
- in-addr.arpa.asked b.in-addr-servers.arpa 199.253.183.1835.9 ms
Referral to 162.in-addr.arpa. signed (1 DS)
- r.arin.net 199.180.180.63 2001:500:f0::63
- u.arin.net 204.61.216.50 2001:500:14:6050:ad::1
- x.arin.net 199.180.180.63 2001:500:f0::63
- y.arin.net 192.82.134.30 2001:500:127::30
- z.arin.net 199.180.180.63 2001:500:f0::63
- arin.authdns.ripe.net 193.0.9.10 2a13:27c0:30::10
No glue for r.arin.net, u.arin.net, x.arin.net, y.arin.net, z.arin.net, arin.authdns.ripe.net: addresses looked up via a resolver.
- 162.in-addr.arpa.asked arin.authdns.ripe.net 193.0.9.1011 ms
Referral to 159.162.in-addr.arpa. unsigned delegation
- cruz.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.192.88 172.64.32.88 173.245.58.88 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a58 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c058 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2058
- kevin.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.193.191 172.64.33.191 173.245.59.191 2606:4700:58::adf5:3bbf 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c1bf 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:21bf
No glue for cruz.ns.cloudflare.com, kevin.ns.cloudflare.com: addresses looked up via a resolver.
- 159.162.in-addr.arpa.asked kevin.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.193.1917.4 ms
Referral to 44.159.162.in-addr.arpa. unsigned delegation
- darl.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.193.98 172.64.33.98 173.245.59.98 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b62 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c162 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2162
- vera.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.192.147 172.64.32.147 173.245.58.147 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a93 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c093 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2093
No glue for darl.ns.cloudflare.com, vera.ns.cloudflare.com: addresses looked up via a resolver.
- 44.159.162.in-addr.arpa.asked darl.ns.cloudflare.com 173.245.59.987.0 ms
Answer (authoritative):
228.44.159.162.in-addr.arpa. 1800 PTR elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. 173.245.58.147 failed: NOERROR
Nameservers
Every address of every nameserver, asked for 44.159.162.in-addr.arpa's SOA. "Parent" means the 159.162.in-addr.arpa zone delegates to it; "zone" means 44.159.162.in-addr.arpa lists it itself.
| Nameserver | Listed in | Address | Status | Serial | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| darl.ns.cloudflare.com | parent + zone | 108.162.193.98 glue | authoritative | 2354903227 | 6.8 ms |
| 172.64.33.98 glue | authoritative | 2354903227 | 6.7 ms | ||
| 173.245.59.98 glue | authoritative | 2354903227 | 7.3 ms | ||
| 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b62 glue | authoritative | 2354903227 | 7.3 ms | ||
| 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c162 glue | authoritative | 2354903227 | 7.4 ms | ||
| 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2162 glue | authoritative | 2354903227 | 7.6 ms | ||
| vera.ns.cloudflare.com | parent + zone | 108.162.192.147 glue | authoritative | 2354903227 | 6.8 ms |
| 172.64.32.147 glue | authoritative | 2354903227 | 6.7 ms | ||
| 173.245.58.147 glue | authoritative | 2354903227 | 9.0 ms | ||
| 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a93 glue | authoritative | 2354903227 | 7.5 ms | ||
| 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c093 glue | authoritative | 2354903227 | 7.5 ms | ||
| 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2093 glue | authoritative | 2354903227 | 8.6 ms |
DNSSEC
44.159.162.in-addr.arpa isn't signed: no DS at the parent and no DNSKEY in the zone.
Hosts and reverse DNS
Every hostname the records point at, resolved to its addresses; each address's PTR (reverse DNS), with ✓ where the PTR name resolves back to the same address.
| Host | Address | Reverse DNS (PTR) |
|---|---|---|
darl.ns.cloudflare.com nameserver | 108.162.193.98 | darl.ns.cloudflare.com ✓ |
| 172.64.33.98 | darl.ns.cloudflare.com ✓ | |
| 173.245.59.98 | darl.ns.cloudflare.com ✓ | |
| 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b62 | darl.ns.cloudflare.com ✓ | |
| 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c162 | darl.ns.cloudflare.com ✓ | |
| 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2162 | darl.ns.cloudflare.com ✓ | |
vera.ns.cloudflare.com nameserver | 108.162.192.147 | vera.ns.cloudflare.com ✓ |
| 172.64.32.147 | vera.ns.cloudflare.com ✓ | |
| 173.245.58.147 | vera.ns.cloudflare.com ✓ | |
| 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a93 | vera.ns.cloudflare.com ✓ | |
| 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c093 | vera.ns.cloudflare.com ✓ | |
| 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2093 | vera.ns.cloudflare.com ✓ | |
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com PTR target | 108.162.195.228 | elliott.ns.cloudflare.com ✓ |
| 162.159.44.228 | elliott.ns.cloudflare.com ✓ | |
| 172.64.35.228 | elliott.ns.cloudflare.com ✓ | |
| 2606:4700:58::a29f:2ce4 | elliott.ns.cloudflare.com ✓ | |
| 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c3e4 | elliott.ns.cloudflare.com ✓ | |
| 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:23e4 | elliott.ns.cloudflare.com ✓ |
Public resolvers
What four public resolvers answer right now, from their caches. Highlighted values differ from the authoritative answer: either a recent change they haven't picked up yet (the TTL says how long until they do), or, for A and AAAA, a CDN or geo-routed site handing each resolver location its own addresses.
| Resolver | PTR |
|---|---|
| Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 | elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. TTL 1800 |
| Google 8.8.8.8 | elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. TTL 983 |
| Quad9 9.9.9.9 | elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. TTL 1800 |
| OpenDNS 208.67.222.222 | elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. TTL 1800 |
Text dump
; DNS report for 228.44.159.162.in-addr.arpa (162.159.44.228) ; 2026-11-09 05:24:53 UTC, 110 queries in 0.56 s, zone 44.159.162.in-addr.arpa ;; FINDINGS ; [INFO] 44.159.162.in-addr.arpa isn't signed with DNSSEC, so resolvers can't tell forged answers from real ones. ;; RECORDS (authoritative, from darl.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.33.98)) 228.44.159.162.in-addr.arpa. 1800 IN PTR elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. ;; TRACE ; 228.44.159.162.in-addr.arpa PTR ; . @d.root-servers.net (199.7.91.13) 6.3 ms [NOERROR qr]: referral to in-addr.arpa. in-addr.arpa. NS a.in-addr-servers.arpa. ; 199.180.182.53 2620:37:e000::53 in-addr.arpa. NS b.in-addr-servers.arpa. ; 199.253.183.183 2001:500:87::87 in-addr.arpa. NS c.in-addr-servers.arpa. ; 196.216.169.10 2001:43f8:110::10 in-addr.arpa. NS d.in-addr-servers.arpa. ; 200.10.60.53 2001:13c7:7010::53 in-addr.arpa. NS e.in-addr-servers.arpa. ; 203.119.86.101 2001:dd8:6::101 in-addr.arpa. NS f.in-addr-servers.arpa. ; 193.0.9.1 2a13:27c0:30::1 in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN DS 47054 8 2 5CAFCCEC201D1933B4C9F6A9C8F51E51F3B39979058AC21B8DF1B1F281CBC6F2 in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN DS 53696 8 2 13E5501C56B20394DA921B51412D48B7089C5EB6957A7C58553C4D4D424F04DF in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN DS 54956 8 2 E0E2BF5CFBD66572CA05EC18267D91509BA6A9405AF05C3FD4141DFA45200C08 in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN DS 63982 8 2 AAF4FB5D213EF25AE44679032EBE3514C487D7ABD99D7F5FEC3383D030733C73 ; in-addr.arpa. @b.in-addr-servers.arpa (199.253.183.183) 5.9 ms [NOERROR qr]: referral to 162.in-addr.arpa. 162.in-addr.arpa. NS r.arin.net. ; 199.180.180.63 2001:500:f0::63 162.in-addr.arpa. NS u.arin.net. ; 204.61.216.50 2001:500:14:6050:ad::1 162.in-addr.arpa. NS x.arin.net. ; 199.180.180.63 2001:500:f0::63 162.in-addr.arpa. NS y.arin.net. ; 192.82.134.30 2001:500:127::30 162.in-addr.arpa. NS z.arin.net. ; 199.180.180.63 2001:500:f0::63 162.in-addr.arpa. NS arin.authdns.ripe.net. ; 193.0.9.10 2a13:27c0:30::10 162.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN DS 18124 8 2 4FD5F60EFADDC04A4011B4A619F9F975EB146287D7BDAAEFEB9FBCB7338A8F6A ; 162.in-addr.arpa. @arin.authdns.ripe.net (193.0.9.10) 11 ms [NOERROR qr]: referral to 159.162.in-addr.arpa. 159.162.in-addr.arpa. NS cruz.ns.cloudflare.com. ; 108.162.192.88 172.64.32.88 173.245.58.88 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a58 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c058 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2058 159.162.in-addr.arpa. NS kevin.ns.cloudflare.com. ; 108.162.193.191 172.64.33.191 173.245.59.191 2606:4700:58::adf5:3bbf 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c1bf 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:21bf ; 159.162.in-addr.arpa. @kevin.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.193.191) 7.4 ms [NOERROR qr]: referral to 44.159.162.in-addr.arpa. 44.159.162.in-addr.arpa. NS darl.ns.cloudflare.com. ; 108.162.193.98 172.64.33.98 173.245.59.98 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b62 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c162 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2162 44.159.162.in-addr.arpa. NS vera.ns.cloudflare.com. ; 108.162.192.147 172.64.32.147 173.245.58.147 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a93 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c093 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2093 ; 44.159.162.in-addr.arpa. @darl.ns.cloudflare.com (173.245.59.98) 7.0 ms [NOERROR qr aa]: answer 228.44.159.162.in-addr.arpa. 1800 IN PTR elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. ;; NAMESERVERS (SOA asked of each address) ; darl.ns.cloudflare.com [parent+zone] ; 108.162.193.98 ok 2354903227 6.8 ms ; 172.64.33.98 ok 2354903227 6.7 ms ; 173.245.59.98 ok 2354903227 7.3 ms ; 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b62 ok 2354903227 7.3 ms ; 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c162 ok 2354903227 7.4 ms ; 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2162 ok 2354903227 7.6 ms ; vera.ns.cloudflare.com [parent+zone] ; 108.162.192.147 ok 2354903227 6.8 ms ; 172.64.32.147 ok 2354903227 6.7 ms ; 173.245.58.147 ok 2354903227 9.0 ms ; 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a93 ok 2354903227 7.5 ms ; 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c093 ok 2354903227 7.5 ms ; 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2093 ok 2354903227 8.6 ms ;; DNSSEC: unsigned ;; HOSTS ; darl.ns.cloudflare.com (nameserver) ; 108.162.193.98 PTR darl.ns.cloudflare.com (confirmed) ; 172.64.33.98 PTR darl.ns.cloudflare.com (confirmed) ; 173.245.59.98 PTR darl.ns.cloudflare.com (confirmed) ; 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b62 PTR darl.ns.cloudflare.com (confirmed) ; 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c162 PTR darl.ns.cloudflare.com (confirmed) ; 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2162 PTR darl.ns.cloudflare.com (confirmed) ; vera.ns.cloudflare.com (nameserver) ; 108.162.192.147 PTR vera.ns.cloudflare.com (confirmed) ; 172.64.32.147 PTR vera.ns.cloudflare.com (confirmed) ; 173.245.58.147 PTR vera.ns.cloudflare.com (confirmed) ; 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a93 PTR vera.ns.cloudflare.com (confirmed) ; 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c093 PTR vera.ns.cloudflare.com (confirmed) ; 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2093 PTR vera.ns.cloudflare.com (confirmed) ; elliott.ns.cloudflare.com (PTR target) ; 108.162.195.228 PTR elliott.ns.cloudflare.com (confirmed) ; 162.159.44.228 PTR elliott.ns.cloudflare.com (confirmed) ; 172.64.35.228 PTR elliott.ns.cloudflare.com (confirmed) ; 2606:4700:58::a29f:2ce4 PTR elliott.ns.cloudflare.com (confirmed) ; 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c3e4 PTR elliott.ns.cloudflare.com (confirmed) ; 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:23e4 PTR elliott.ns.cloudflare.com (confirmed) ;; PUBLIC RESOLVERS ; Cloudflare PTR elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. ttl 1800 ; Google PTR elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. ttl 983 ; Quad9 PTR elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. ttl 1800 ; OpenDNS PTR elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. ttl 1800