plus.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 10:20 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
✗Problems found
9 passed 4 warnings 1 failed 2 info

Registration

info

.com generic · Network Solutions, LLC · expires 2027-12-15

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
Network Solutions, LLC
Registered
16 December 1994
Last changed
23 December 2025
Expires
15 December 2027
Status
client transfer prohibited
Registry nameservers
ns1.force9.net, ns1.plusnet.co.uk, ns2.force9.net, ns2.plusnet.co.uk
RDAP server
https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/

Checks

  • i
    .com is a generic TLD (gTLD)
    Generic TLD under an ICANN registry agreement: ICANN-accredited registrars, UDRP and RDAP apply.
    #1
  • ✓ TLD delegated and signed #2
    .com is delegated in the root zone and DNSSEC-signed.
  • ✓ Expires on 2027-12-15 #3
    The registration is valid until 2027-12-15 (418 days).
  • ✓ Transfer locked #4
    Registry status: client transfer prohibited.
  • ✓ Registry and delegation match #5
    The nameservers registered at the registry are the ones published in DNS.

Delegation

warn

ns1.force9.net, ns1.plusnet.co.uk, ns2.force9.net, ns2.plusnet.co.uk

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
ns1.force9.net, ns1.plusnet.co.uk, ns2.force9.net, ns2.plusnet.co.uk
NS in the zone
ns1.force9.net, ns2.force9.net
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
ns1.force9.net195.166.128.16AS6871 Plusnet - British Telecommunications Limited, GB-
ns1.plusnet.co.uk (parent only)195.166.128.17AS6871 Plusnet - British Telecommunications Limited, GB-
ns2.force9.net195.166.128.17AS6871 Plusnet - British Telecommunications Limited, GB-
ns2.plusnet.co.uk (parent only)195.166.128.16AS6871 Plusnet - British Telecommunications Limited, GB-

Checks

  • ✓ 4 nameservers #6
    Delegated to ns1.force9.net, ns1.plusnet.co.uk, ns2.force9.net, ns2.plusnet.co.uk.
  • !
    NS sets differ
    The nameservers at the parent and in the zone should be the same. Only at the parent: ns1.plusnet.co.uk, ns2.plusnet.co.uk.
    #7
  • ✓ No glue needed #8
    All nameservers are outside the zone, so no glue records are needed.
  • ✓ All names resolve #9
    Every nameserver name has an address and is not an alias.
  • !
    Nameservers in one network
    all IPv4 addresses are in 195.166.128.0/24. A single network failure takes all nameservers down; RFC 2182 recommends topologically separate networks (anycast setups are an exception).
    #10
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS6871 (Plusnet - British Telecommunications Limited, GB): 4 addresses). An outage or attack on that network affects all nameservers; large anycast providers mitigate this, but a secondary DNS provider adds independence.
    #11
  • ✓ Nameserver names under 2 TLDs #12
    Nameserver names use the TLDs .net, .uk.
  • !
    No IPv6
    None of the nameservers has an IPv6 address, so IPv6-only resolvers can't reach them.
    #13

Nameservers

fail

0 of 4 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
ns1.force9.net 195.166.128.16no responsenono / no--
ns1.plusnet.co.uk 195.166.128.17no responsenono / no--
ns2.force9.net 195.166.128.17no responsenono / no--
ns2.plusnet.co.uk 195.166.128.16no responsenono / no--

Checks

  • ✗
    No nameserver responds
    None of the nameserver addresses answered: ns1.force9.net (195.166.128.16): read udp 46.225.38.91:41610->195.166.128.16:53: i/o timeout; ns1.plusnet.co.uk (195.166.128.17): read udp 46.225.38.91:42766->195.166.128.17:53: i/o timeout; ns2.force9.net (195.166.128.17): read udp 46.225.38.91:43115->195.166.128.17:53: i/o timeout; ns2.plusnet.co.uk (195.166.128.16): read udp 46.225.38.91:54379->195.166.128.16:53: i/o timeout.
    #14
  • ✓ Public addresses #21
    All nameserver addresses are publicly routable.

DNSSEC

warn

Not signed

Found

Validated by resolver
no

Checks

  • !
    Not signed
    The zone is not signed with DNSSEC, so answers can be spoofed. Enable DNSSEC at your DNS provider and publish the DS record at your registrar.
    #27