DNS audit for example.com created on 2026-09-07 15:01:56

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1. Name servers

Name servers listed at the parent server m.gtld-servers.net:

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

Result: 2 name servers found at the parent server (set at the domain provider).
Recommendation: Everything is okay. There is more than one name server added to example.com.

2. NS records

NS records returned by each name server configured for the domain name

San Francisco, US Sydney, AU Johannesburg, ZA Singapore

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [162.159.44.228] (13ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.35.228] (3ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.195.228] (7ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [173.245.58.162] (2ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.32.162] (2ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.192.162] (1ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.195.228] (0ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [162.159.44.228] (2ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.35.228] (1ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [173.245.58.162] (1ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.192.162] (1ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.32.162] (1ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.195.228] (20ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.35.228] (24ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [162.159.44.228] (20ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [173.245.58.162] (20ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.192.162] (20ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.32.162] (24ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.35.228] (4ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.195.228] (2ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [162.159.44.228] (96ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.32.162] (2ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [173.245.58.162] (4ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.192.162] (1ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
hera.ns.cloudflare.com

Result: The NS records returned by the DNS servers are the same as the name servers set at the parent server.
Recommendation: It is not required to do any changes. All name servers are synchronized.

3. SOA record

SOA record returned by each name server configured for the domain name

San Francisco, US

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.195.228] (1ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.35.228] (1ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [162.159.44.228] (11ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.192.162] (2ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [173.245.58.162] (1ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.32.162] (1ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

Sydney, AU

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [162.159.44.228] (1ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.35.228] (1ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.195.228] (0ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.32.162] (1ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [173.245.58.162] (0ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.192.162] (0ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

Johannesburg, ZA

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.35.228] (20ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [162.159.44.228] (20ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.195.228] (20ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [173.245.58.162] (20ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.192.162] (24ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.32.162] (24ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

Singapore

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.35.228] (1ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.195.228] (1ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [162.159.44.228] (81ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.32.162] (1ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [173.245.58.162] (2ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.192.162] (2ms):
elliott.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2413856909 10000 2400 604800 1800

Result: The SOA record returned by the name servers is the same on all of them.
Recommendation: It is not required to do any changes. The name servers are synchronized.

4. A record distribution by location for example.com

Shows how the name servers respond to requests for example.com

San Francisco, US Sydney, AU Johannesburg, ZA Singapore

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.35.228] (2ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [162.159.44.228] (11ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.195.228] (3ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [173.245.58.162] (2ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.32.162] (2ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.192.162] (2ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.35.228] (1ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.195.228] (1ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [162.159.44.228] (2ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.192.162] (1ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.32.162] (1ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [173.245.58.162] (1ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.35.228] (20ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.195.228] (24ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [162.159.44.228] (24ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [173.245.58.162] (20ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.32.162] (20ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.192.162] (24ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.195.228] (3ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [162.159.44.228] (69ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.35.228] (3ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.192.162] (2ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.32.162] (2ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [173.245.58.162] (2ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

5. A record distribution by location for www.example.com

Shows how the name servers respond to requests for www.example.com

San Francisco, US Sydney, AU Johannesburg, ZA Singapore

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.195.228] (2ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [162.159.44.228] (11ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.35.228] (2ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.32.162] (2ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [173.245.58.162] (2ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.192.162] (2ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [162.159.44.228] (1ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.35.228] (1ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.195.228] (1ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.32.162] (1ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [173.245.58.162] (1ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.192.162] (1ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.35.228] (20ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.195.228] (20ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [162.159.44.228] (20ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [173.245.58.162] (16ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.192.162] (20ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.32.162] (24ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.195.228] (2ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [162.159.44.228] (82ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

elliott.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.35.228] (4ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [108.162.192.162] (1ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [172.64.32.162] (3ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

hera.ns.cloudflare.com [173.245.58.162] (5ms):
104.20.23.154
172.66.147.243

6. Speed

Result: During the checks in the previous steps, multiple DNS requests were executed to the name servers responsible for the domain name. Average response time of the name servers is 10.32ms.
Recommendation: The name servers have good response time.

Previous reports for example.com: 2026-03-05 13:07:00 , 2025-11-11 03:13:39 , 2025-10-24 08:54:51 , 2025-08-18 07:27:37
Newer reports for example.com: 2026-09-20 21:27:32 , 2026-10-02 08:42:49
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