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Finding/displaying DNS, A Records and MX records
This guide explains how to find and display the DNS servers of a domain name or a DNS zone managed by Infomaniak.
Displaying the DNS of a domain
- open the Manager (manager.infomaniak.com)
- go to Domain
- click on the domain concerned
- click on DNS Servers in the left side menu
- the DNS are displayed at the top of the page (primary / secondary server)
Displaying the A Record of the DNS zone of a domain
Displaying the A Record of an Internet site
- open the Manager (manager.infomaniak.com)
- go to Web Hosting
- click on the hosting/domain name concerned
- under the Sites heading in the Dashboard, click on the domain or sub-domain for which you want to obtain the A Record
- IPv4 indicates the A Record (e.g. xx.xx.xxx.xx)
Displaying the MX Record
- open the Manager (manager.infomaniak.com)
- go to Mail Hosting
- click on the hosting/domain name concerned
- the MX Record is indicated under the Information heading in the Dashboard (5 mta-gw.infomaniak.ch)
For your information: 5 designates the priority (the lower the number, the higher the priority) and mta-gw.infomaniak.ch designates the target for the MX Record.
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