virginmedia.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 11:22 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
25 passed 2 warnings 0 failed 4 info

Registration

info

.com generic · Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE · expires 2027-02-27

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE
Registered
27 February 1999
Last changed
28 January 2026
Expires
27 February 2027
Status
client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited, server delete prohibited, server transfer prohibited, server update prohibited
Registry nameservers
ns1.virginmedia.net, ns2.virginmedia.net, ns3.virginmedia.net, ns4.virginmedia.net
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 2027-02-27 #3
    The registration is valid until 2027-02-27 (127 days).
  • ✓ Transfer locked #4
    Registry status: client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited, server delete prohibited, server transfer prohibited, server update prohibited.
  • ✓ Registry and delegation match #5
    The nameservers registered at the registry are the ones published in DNS.

Delegation

warn

ns1.virginmedia.net, ns2.virginmedia.net, ns3.virginmedia.net, ns4.virginmedia.net

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
ns1.virginmedia.net, ns2.virginmedia.net, ns3.virginmedia.net, ns4.virginmedia.net
NS in the zone
ns1.virginmedia.net, ns2.virginmedia.net, ns3.virginmedia.net, ns4.virginmedia.net
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
ns1.virginmedia.net62.253.162.237AS5089 NTL - Virgin Media Limited, GB-
ns2.virginmedia.net194.168.4.237AS5089 NTL - Virgin Media Limited, GB-
ns3.virginmedia.net62.253.162.37AS5089 NTL - Virgin Media Limited, GB-
ns4.virginmedia.net194.168.4.33AS5089 NTL - Virgin Media Limited, GB-

Checks

  • ✓ 4 nameservers #6
    Delegated to ns1.virginmedia.net, ns2.virginmedia.net, ns3.virginmedia.net, ns4.virginmedia.net.
  • ✓ Parent and zone agree #7
    The parent delegation and the zone's NS records list the same nameservers.
  • ✓ 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 different networks #10
    The nameservers are spread over 2 IPv4 /24s and 0 IPv6 /48s.
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS5089 (NTL - Virgin Media 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
  • i
    All nameserver names under .net
    All nameserver names are under one TLD, so a problem with that TLD also makes the nameservers unreachable. Some operators use names under two TLDs for extra resilience.
    #12
  • !
    No IPv6
    None of the nameservers has an IPv6 address, so IPv6-only resolvers can't reach them.
    #13

Nameservers

info

4 of 4 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
ns1.virginmedia.net 62.253.162.237NOERROR, 25 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedmorecambe
ns2.virginmedia.net 194.168.4.237NOERROR, 24 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedwise
ns3.virginmedia.net 62.253.162.37NOERROR, 21 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedron
ns4.virginmedia.net 194.168.4.33NOERROR, 22 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedron

Checks

  • ✓ All respond #14
    All 4 nameserver addresses answered.
  • ✓ All authoritative #15
    Every responding nameserver answers authoritatively for the zone.
  • ✓ No recursion #16
    The nameservers do not answer recursive queries for other domains.
  • i
    Identifying string disclosed
    These nameservers answer version queries with a string that is not a version number: ns1.virginmedia.net: "morecambe"; ns2.virginmedia.net: "wise"; ns3.virginmedia.net: "ron"; ns4.virginmedia.net: "ron".
    #17
  • ✓ Zone transfers refused #18
    No nameserver allows a zone transfer to the public.
  • ✓ TCP supported #19
    All nameservers answer over TCP.
  • ✓ EDNS supported #20
    All nameservers support EDNS(0).
  • ✓ Public addresses #21
    All nameserver addresses are publicly routable.

SOA

pass

serial 2026091497 · primary ns1.virginmedia.net

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ns1.virginmedia.net
Contact (RNAME)
hostmaster.virginmedia.net
Serial
2026091497
Refresh / retry
86400 s / 7200 s
Expire
2419200 s
Negative TTL
1800 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
ns1.virginmedia.net (62.253.162.237)2026091497
ns2.virginmedia.net (194.168.4.237)2026091497
ns3.virginmedia.net (62.253.162.37)2026091497
ns4.virginmedia.net (194.168.4.33)2026091497

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2026091497 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 1d, retry 2h, expire 28d, negative TTL 30m.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver ns1.virginmedia.net is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact hostmaster@virginmedia.net #25
    The SOA RNAME hostmaster.virginmedia.net means hostmaster@virginmedia.net.
  • ✓ Date-based serial #26
    The serial 2026091497 follows the YYYYMMDDnn convention (2026-09-14).

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

Records

pass

23 records at the apex

Found

Read from
62.253.162.237:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAns1.virginmedia.net. hostmaster.virginmedia.net. 2026091497 86400 7200 2419200 180086400
NSns2.virginmedia.net.86400
NSns3.virginmedia.net.86400
NSns4.virginmedia.net.86400
NSns1.virginmedia.net.86400
A34.96.124.22786400
MX20 mx-20.eu-west.atmailcloud.com.300
MX10 mx-10.eu-west.atmailcloud.com.300
TXT"_globalsign-domain-verification=AEa0WgT7PnfPkAlme7RLUtalpmZ7NW6wGaKC7oDFfP"300
TXT"_globalsign-domain-verification=B-Vxu9eqXU6Co6HcpxA0X7LoKg2sROFILyvLZOnaoL"300
TXT"_globalsign-domain-verification=eygsQp9ww_fgK3HsWm4SBjo5aLz1LMKtLRHIoPO0ru"300
TXT"_globalsign-domain-verification=tbck5TFFlASkX_fTEh38PKLBytOdBIunnnSMdvU3R6"300
TXT"_globalsign-domain-verification=zOLExM_G0-En6NzYmWEvsCI-FMNQPxWbqPTRZMtFlr"300
TXT"_globalsign-domain-verification=UMrIfrviPVYHiDaXcS6dI9DAxdU9kF7w6lwNrTBwhx"300
TXT"google-site-verification=oiMJwLgHv3XbHRQOnPfF4GdeWtmkRTgvV3yUSTNeSCI"300
TXT"v=spf1 include:_spf.virginmedia.com ~all"300
TXT"_globalsign-domain-verification=7rkWEZqe7OMPRWPqFViVikWpy22Q1T4akkVrfHC1Aq"300
TXT"_globalsign-domain-verification=bLJdFkLWd0wZjv3GpQGu-sUlcmeqbgW2ZsJJjbmIGy"300
TXT"_globalsign-domain-verification=9VE1qSXAAop5p-IAHXHW8xDAXhO31tt2rE5C8wInjj"300
CAA0 iodef "mailto:pki@libertyglobal.com"7200
CAA0 contactemail "pki@libertyglobal.com"7200
CAA0 issue "globalsign.com"7200
CAA0 issuewild ";"7200

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 1d, MX 5m, NS 1d. The NS TTL at the parent is 2d and in the zone 1d; resolvers may use either.
  • ✓ No CNAME at the apex #33
    The zone apex has no CNAME record.
  • ✓ No wildcard #34
    Names that don't exist return NXDOMAIN.
  • ✓ CAA restricts issuance #35
    Certificates may be issued by: globalsign.com, none (issuance forbidden).