How to… Look Up an IP Address in Windows (and deal with content scrapers)
Posted by Joe Hauckes
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I received an e-mail the other day fom a client asking this question…
How do I look up a DNS(Domain Name System/server) name or IP(Internet Protocol) address from my desktop?
(You must be connected to the Internet to look up a DNS name or IP address even though you are using Windows.)
- In the Start Menu, Open the Command Prompt.
- At the Command Prompt, type nslookup, a space, and the IP address or name (eg. nslookup microsoft.com)
- Then press ENTER.
- You get Your Result
- When finished type exit, then press enter
Pretty simple, but…
What to do if you are scraped?
- Try contacting the author through their about or contact page (if they even have one)
- Leave a comment on your post (that’s on the offending blog)
- Look up their IP address on http://allwhois.com/ and report them to the host
- Send a DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) complaint
- If they are running Google Ads (and the probably are) click the Google Ads link and report them as scraping your content
Other than that, you might consider doing what I did on my Working at Home on the Internet blog (click the link for my alternate solution). It worked for me!
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