Web Host Lookup?

Philippe Gaucher · Oct 24, 2016

I like loading speed of any website and would like to know which hosting providers they are hosting with. Is it possible? are there any ways to find out hosting provider from domain name or an IP address?

sh-admin · Oct 24, 2016

Yes it is possible. Just ping the domain name it will give you the IP. check the who is of the IP and it will give you the information of the IP / data center name and other details.

LJSHost · Oct 24, 2016

Hi Philippe,

I would not let the performance of a certain website determine if I signed up with that provider.
You don't know what is powering the website on the IP you looked up ownership for, if you used the same provider you won't know what 'Your' service is like until you start using it.

UWH-David · Oct 25, 2016

Philippe Gaucher said:
I like loading speed of any website and would like to know which hosting providers they are hosting with. Is it possible? are there any ways to find out hosting provider from domain name or an IP address?

Hello Philippe,

https://www.ultratools.com/tools/ipWhoisLookup & https://www.internic.net/whois.html will do the trick for you.

Philippe Gaucher · Oct 25, 2016

LJSHost said:
Hi Philippe,

I would not let the performance of a certain website determine if I signed up with that provider.
You don't know what is powering the website on the IP you looked up ownership for, if you used the same provider you won't know what 'Your' service is like until you start using it.

I think if I use same provider and same website cms then at lest they also give me same performance like websites are having with their host.

sh-admin said:
Yes it is possible. Just ping the domain name it will give you the IP. check the who is of the IP and it will give you the information of the IP / data center name and other details.

UWH-David said:
Hello Philippe,
will do the trick for you.

Hey sh-admin & UWH

If the website that I am tending to get hosting provider which they are hosting with, using a CDN then it is possible to get real IP address or tell me exact hosting provider they are using?

I have read that CDN services can help us hide real IP from visitors who want to view it..

sh-admin · Oct 25, 2016

yes , CDN services like cloud flare or other third party CDN , even reverse proxies will hide the actual IP address . Its actually a best security practice.

TMS - JoseQ · Oct 25, 2016

You may have better luck reaching out and asking the owner of such websites.

The IP will only provide info on the Datacenter and/or Dedicated Server provider. They could be running off of a VPS on a newly provisioned server with no load. They could also be renting a server from a reseller, or just hosting on a reseller account from a VPS reseller from a dedicated server reseller from a dedicated server provider. You can't tell how deep the rabbit hole goes with just the IP.

There really are so many variables, that your best bet is to find a reputable provider in your optimal geographical area.

JoseQ

compacta · Oct 28, 2016

Philippe Gaucher said:
I like loading speed of any website and would like to know which hosting providers they are hosting with. Is it possible? are there any ways to find out hosting provider from domain name or an IP address?

You can consult https://hostadvice.com/tools/whois/ here typing the website domain.

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