How do I check whether DNS is working?

You can do so by typing a URL in the Internet Explorer (IE) to see if it can resolve the URL. As all webpages on the internet are mapped to an IP address.

Alternatively, you can go to Command Prompt and type “nslookup www.google.com”


If DNS is working, it should be able to resolve the domain name into IP address.



You may test it out by typeing the IP address into the URL field of your internet browser to go to Google's webpage.