Guides Hub

Short guides to help you interpret lookup results and resolve issues. Each guide follows the Problem → TOP 3 Causes → Tool Links → Resolution Checklist structure.

Most Common Issues

DNS

DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN Fix Checklist

How to diagnose NXDOMAIN errors by checking DNS records, nameserver delegation, resolver cache, and domain registration state.

Diagnose

DNS

SPF Permerror: Too Many DNS Lookups

How to fix SPF permerror by reducing include chains, removing unnecessary mechanisms, and keeping total DNS lookups under 10.

Diagnose

HTTP

Redirect Loop Diagnosis

A troubleshooting guide for ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS that helps isolate loop sources across origin servers, CDN rules, cookies, and HTTPS enforcement.

Diagnose

SSL

SSL Expiry Operations Checklist

An operations checklist for expiring or expired certificates, covering renewal automation, deployment verification, and HTTPS reachability checks.

Diagnose

RDAP / WHOIS

RDAP vs WHOIS: Key Differences

A comparison guide covering the response model, operational advantages, and practical decision points for using RDAP instead of legacy WHOIS.

Diagnose

General

DNS/SSL/HTTP Comprehensive Diagnostic Checklist

An operations-focused guide for isolating domain outages by checking DNS, SSL, and HTTP in a fixed order and narrowing the failing layer quickly.

Diagnose

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Categories

IP / Network

Public IP changes, proxy/VPN, routing issues.

Domain / RDAP

Registration status flags, expiry/protection checks.

DNS Records

A/MX/SPF/DMARC troubleshooting.

SSL / HTTP

Expiry, chain issues, security headers, redirects.

Recently Updated

2026-03-06

301 vs 302 Redirect Guide

When to use permanent vs temporary redirects, and how 301 and 302 differ for caching, routing, and SEO signals.

Diagnose

2026-03-06

403 Forbidden Checklist

How to diagnose 403 responses by reviewing origin permissions, WAF rules, CDN access controls, and routing behavior.

Diagnose

2026-03-06

404 Not Found Root Cause Guide

How to diagnose whether a 404 comes from missing deployment artifacts, broken rewrites, or the wrong final route.

Diagnose

2026-03-06

502 Bad Gateway Checklist

How to diagnose 502 responses by checking reverse proxy to upstream connectivity, service health, and target routing.

Diagnose

2026-03-06

503 Service Unavailable Checklist

How to diagnose 503 responses by separating maintenance mode, overload, rate limiting, and backend readiness issues.

Diagnose

2026-03-06

CDN Cache vs DNS Propagation

How to tell whether delayed changes are caused by DNS propagation or cached CDN content, and what to check first.

Diagnose

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SSL (6)

HTTP (12)

IP / Network (2)

RDAP / WHOIS (2)

General (2)

How to Use Guides

1. Look Up

Look up IP, DNS, SSL, HTTP in Utilities.

2. Check Results

Review the status badge and checklist on the results page.

3. Apply Guide

Follow the resolution checklist in the related guide.

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