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The entry of a new player in the registration of the most popular forms of Internet addresses is creating confusion about how to tell whether a given domain name is still available, and if not, who owns it.

Back when Network Solutions was the only game in town, the task of establishing domain ownership involved a simple trip to the company's Whois database, which showed the creation date, contacts, and other information for every domain name ending in ".com," ".net," and ".org."

But now that Register.com has begun selling domains under a shared registration system, NSI's Whois is no longer the authoritative place to find out whether a domain name has been taken.

Here are few addresses to check domain names (.com .org .net .edu), country name, and so called "gTLD" (Generic Toplevel Domains).

Network Solution Whois NSI

Register.com NIC Whois Geektools Whois Name Space