Whois Search Tools

This is a usefeful page of links to search for the owner of an already registered domain name. It is common for a domain name you are after to already be registered. In this situation we recommend that you contact the registered owners directly should you desperately want the domain name.

Be warned that you will probably be asked to buy the name at a premium price should the owners wish to sell.

Geektools
To perform a query on gTLDs (.com, .net, .org)
http://www.geektools.com/cgi-bin/proxy.cgi

AUNIC
To perform a query on .au TLDs (com.au, .net.au)
http://www.aunic.net/cgi-bin/whois.aunic