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 regsitered . In this situation we recommend that you contact the registered owners directly should you desperately want the domain name. Be warned to pay a premium 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.u)
http://www.aunic.net/cgi-bin/whois.aunic