How do I check the status of an A record?

Question

How do I check the status of an A record?

Answer

You can check the status of an A record for a domain by putting the domain into the following tool:

https://www.whatsmydns.net/

You may also check this with the dig tool if you have it installed on your PC or Mac:

https://linux.die.net/man/1/dig

 dig A domain.tld