We use domain names to search for our favorite websites; we also bookmark them in our search browsers. We might even write and store them just in case something goes wrong with our machine. But why do we need to know a domain's IP address? We will need this information to know details about the domain. What is an IP address? We must know the answer to this before discussing a domain's IP address.

HOW TO FIND DOMAIN TO IP

There are several ways to find your IP address or that of a website. You can use the 'tracer' or the 'ping' command to find an IP address. But knowing the IP address of a website will not give you any further information.

If you want to get detailed information about a domain's IP, go to freeonlineseotools.net on your search browser and find the 'Domain to IP' icon, or copy/paste freeonlineseotools.net/domain-into-ip in the address bar of your search browser. The domain to IP tool will be displayed. Enter the domain name for which you want the IP address and press 'Submit.' The application will display the domain name, IP address, country, and ISP.

Aside from displaying the IP address, it tells you in which country the IP address is located and the name of the web hosting service provider hosting the domain you searched for.

This information can be pretty handy to see who your domain's actual service provider is. You may have purchased the web hosting service provider in your area or country. However, the internet service provider may be a reseller for another internet web hosting service provider. So you may be a business house based in Singapore, but your website may be hosted from Australia.

A majority of web hosting service providers are located in the United States. This is because they can provide cheap hosting services, and their service level is one of the best in the world. Plus, their setups are enormous and very well managed.