How to find the last IP used for an expired domain name
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Is it possible to look up the last IP address of an expired domain name?
Best Answer
Yes, you can find that information using the ViewDNS.info IP History page. I can see the last 3 IP addresses for a domain I let expire earlier this year and the two IP addresses used in the past for a domain I let expire several years ago (it might have been about 5 years now since it expired). There's no cost to perform a search on a domain name's IP history at the site.
For the same reason you use names instead of IPs for Google, or Yahoo, or Amazon: so that if the IP of the server changes, they only need to update the DNS record, and you the customer don't have to do anything at all.
If you point your NS records to your hosting company's DNS servers by IP address, if those addresses change, you have to update your NS records to point to the new address. If you point to their DNS servers by DNS name, yes, you have to do an additional lookup, but you don't have to do anything if those servers' IPs change.
It seems you have not completed the contact verification process (additional information here). I haven't seen this before, but I suggest you contact your registrar.
Best Answer
Yes, you can find that information using the ViewDNS.info IP History page. I can see the last 3 IP addresses for a domain I let expire earlier this year and the two IP addresses used in the past for a domain I let expire several years ago (it might have been about 5 years now since it expired). There's no cost to perform a search on a domain name's IP history at the site.