DNS audit for nova.cloudns.org created on 2026-03-29 00:56:01

1. Name servers

Name servers listed at the parent server ns4.cloudns.net:

ns1.cloudns.net
ns2.cloudns.net
ns3.cloudns.net
ns4.cloudns.net

Result: 4 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 nova.cloudns.org.

2. NS records

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

Frankfurt, DE San Francisco, US Sydney, AU Singapore

ns1.cloudns.net [85.159.233.17] (8ms):

ns2.cloudns.net [5.161.86.199] (92ms):

ns3.cloudns.net [188.241.116.117] (25ms):

ns4.cloudns.net [185.206.180.171] (0ms):
ns1.cloudns.net
ns2.cloudns.net
ns3.cloudns.net
ns4.cloudns.net

ns1.cloudns.net [85.159.233.17] (139ms):

ns2.cloudns.net [5.161.86.199] (62ms):

ns3.cloudns.net [188.241.116.117] (177ms):

ns4.cloudns.net [185.206.180.171] (149ms):
ns1.cloudns.net
ns2.cloudns.net
ns3.cloudns.net
ns4.cloudns.net

ns1.cloudns.net [85.159.233.17] (318ms):

ns2.cloudns.net [5.161.86.199] (217ms):

ns3.cloudns.net [188.241.116.117] (301ms):

ns4.cloudns.net [185.206.180.171] (261ms):
ns1.cloudns.net
ns2.cloudns.net
ns3.cloudns.net
ns4.cloudns.net

ns1.cloudns.net [85.159.233.17] (227ms):

ns2.cloudns.net [5.161.86.199] (245ms):

ns3.cloudns.net [188.241.116.117] (173ms):

ns4.cloudns.net [185.206.180.171] (154ms):
ns1.cloudns.net
ns2.cloudns.net
ns3.cloudns.net
ns4.cloudns.net

Result: The NS records returned by the DNS servers are not the same as the name servers set at the parent server.
Recommendation: Check the synchronization between the DNS servers. Returned NS records must be exactly the same as these returned by the parent server.

3. SOA record

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

Frankfurt, DE

ns1.cloudns.net [85.159.233.17] (8ms):
ns1.cloudns.net. support.cloudns.net. 2026032901 7200 1800 1209600 3600

ns2.cloudns.net [5.161.86.199] (86ms):
ns1.cloudns.net. support.cloudns.net. 2026032901 7200 1800 1209600 3600

ns3.cloudns.net [188.241.116.117] (25ms):
ns1.cloudns.net. support.cloudns.net. 2026032901 7200 1800 1209600 3600

ns4.cloudns.net [185.206.180.171] (0ms):
ns1.cloudns.net. support.cloudns.net. 2026032906 7200 1800 1209600 3600

San Francisco, US

ns1.cloudns.net [85.159.233.17] (144ms):
ns1.cloudns.net. support.cloudns.net. 2026032901 7200 1800 1209600 3600

ns2.cloudns.net [5.161.86.199] (61ms):
ns1.cloudns.net. support.cloudns.net. 2026032901 7200 1800 1209600 3600

ns3.cloudns.net [188.241.116.117] (177ms):
ns1.cloudns.net. support.cloudns.net. 2026032901 7200 1800 1209600 3600

ns4.cloudns.net [185.206.180.171] (146ms):
ns1.cloudns.net. support.cloudns.net. 2026032906 7200 1800 1209600 3600

Sydney, AU

ns1.cloudns.net [85.159.233.17] (307ms):
ns1.cloudns.net. support.cloudns.net. 2026032901 7200 1800 1209600 3600

ns2.cloudns.net [5.161.86.199] (218ms):
ns1.cloudns.net. support.cloudns.net. 2026032901 7200 1800 1209600 3600

ns3.cloudns.net [188.241.116.117] (295ms):
ns1.cloudns.net. support.cloudns.net. 2026032901 7200 1800 1209600 3600

ns4.cloudns.net [185.206.180.171] (277ms):
ns1.cloudns.net. support.cloudns.net. 2026032906 7200 1800 1209600 3600

Singapore

ns1.cloudns.net [85.159.233.17] (213ms):
ns1.cloudns.net. support.cloudns.net. 2026032901 7200 1800 1209600 3600

ns2.cloudns.net [5.161.86.199] (230ms):
ns1.cloudns.net. support.cloudns.net. 2026032901 7200 1800 1209600 3600

ns3.cloudns.net [188.241.116.117] (173ms):
ns1.cloudns.net. support.cloudns.net. 2026032901 7200 1800 1209600 3600

ns4.cloudns.net [185.206.180.171] (153ms):
ns1.cloudns.net. support.cloudns.net. 2026032906 7200 1800 1209600 3600

Result: The SOA record returned by the name servers is not the same on all of them.
Recommendation: Check the synchronization between the DNS servers. Returned SOA record must be exactly the same on all DNS servers.

4. A record distribution by location for nova.cloudns.org

Shows how the name servers respond to requests for nova.cloudns.org

Frankfurt, DE San Francisco, US Sydney, AU Singapore

ns1.cloudns.net [85.159.233.17] (8ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns2.cloudns.net [5.161.86.199] (86ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns3.cloudns.net [188.241.116.117] (25ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns4.cloudns.net [185.206.180.171] (0ms):
94.249.197.199

ns1.cloudns.net [85.159.233.17] (138ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns2.cloudns.net [5.161.86.199] (61ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns3.cloudns.net [188.241.116.117] (176ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns4.cloudns.net [185.206.180.171] (149ms):
94.249.197.199

ns1.cloudns.net [85.159.233.17] (273ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns2.cloudns.net [5.161.86.199] (217ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns3.cloudns.net [188.241.116.117] (308ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns4.cloudns.net [185.206.180.171] (274ms):
94.249.197.199

ns1.cloudns.net [85.159.233.17] (time out 2000ms)

ns2.cloudns.net [5.161.86.199] (223ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns3.cloudns.net [188.241.116.117] (173ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns4.cloudns.net [185.206.180.171] (162ms):
94.249.197.199

5. A record distribution by location for www.nova.cloudns.org

Shows how the name servers respond to requests for www.nova.cloudns.org

Frankfurt, DE San Francisco, US Sydney, AU Singapore

ns1.cloudns.net [85.159.233.17] (8ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns2.cloudns.net [5.161.86.199] (86ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns3.cloudns.net [188.241.116.117] (25ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns4.cloudns.net [185.206.180.171] (0ms):

ns1.cloudns.net [85.159.233.17] (143ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns2.cloudns.net [5.161.86.199] (60ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns3.cloudns.net [188.241.116.117] (182ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns4.cloudns.net [185.206.180.171] (150ms):

ns1.cloudns.net [85.159.233.17] (312ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns2.cloudns.net [5.161.86.199] (218ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns3.cloudns.net [188.241.116.117] (294ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns4.cloudns.net [185.206.180.171] (271ms):

ns1.cloudns.net [85.159.233.17] (163ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns2.cloudns.net [5.161.86.199] (227ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns3.cloudns.net [188.241.116.117] (173ms):
185.206.180.121
185.206.180.176

ns4.cloudns.net [185.206.180.171] (152ms):

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 212.61ms.
Recommendation: The name servers respond slow. Try moving to an Anycast DNS service in order to speed up the resolution of the domain name and first page load of the web site.


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