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User #97661   1329 posts
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Can I use nslookup in DOS to query a specific DNS server to see what records it is holding for a particular domain?

posted 2008-May-7, 7pm AEST
User #17462   5267 posts
Service Provider

Of course:

shaun-ewings-macbook-pro:~ shaun$ nslookup
> server 192.231.203.132
Default server: 192.231.203.132
Address: 192.231.203.132#53
> whirlpool.net.au
Server: 192.231.203.132
Address: 192.231.203.132#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: whirlpool.net.au
Address: 203.147.133.62
> set q=mx
> whirlpool.net.au
Server: 192.231.203.132
Address: 192.231.203.132#53

Non-authoritative answer:
whirlpool.net.au mail exchanger = 10 mx1.bne.server-mail.com.
whirlpool.net.au mail exchanger = 50 mx2.bne.server-mail.com.

Authoritative answers can be found from:
whirlpool.net.au nameserver = bne001n.server-dns.com.
whirlpool.net.au nameserver = wic001n.server-dns.com.au.
whirlpool.net.au nameserver = sjc001n.server-dns-us.com.
wic001n.server-dns.com.au internet address = 203.147.142.1
bne001n.server-dns.com internet address = 203.147.241.3
sjc001n.server-dns-us.com internet address = 204.176.184.35


-Shaun

posted 2008-May-7, 8pm AEST
User #166564   431 posts
Forum Regular

nslookup domain.com server.ip or... dig @server.ip any domain.com

posted 2008-May-7, 9pm AEST
User #97661   1329 posts
Whirlpool Enthusiast

Thanks guys.

php ftw! writes...

nslookup domain.com server.ip or... dig @server.ip any domain.com

DOS doesn't seem to like dig :(

says "not recognized as an internal or external command"

Ewing writes...

Of course:

shaun-ewings-macbook-pro:~ shaun$ nslookup
> server 192.231.203.132


Coincidentally that is exactly the server I want to query. Only trouble is it's refusing my query. Would that be because I'm not on the Node network at the moment?

posted 2008-May-7, 10pm AEST
edited 2008-May-7, 11pm AEST
User #17462   5267 posts
Service Provider

kh writes...

Would that be because I'm not on the Node network at the moment?

Yes.

I believe Internode turned off DNS recursion for non-trusted IP addresses a while back.

If there's a particular query you want to run against that server feel free to send me a whim and I'll do it for you.

posted 2008-May-7, 11pm AEST
User #97661   1329 posts
Whirlpool Enthusiast

Ewing writes...

If there's a particular query you want to run against that server feel free to send me a whim and I'll do it for you.

Thanks for the offer, but I need to go to bed now so I'll just check it from the office in the morning (we use Node from the office).

Cheers,
Kevin

posted 2008-May-7, 11pm AEST
User #39117   1739 posts
Whirlpool Enthusiast

Ewing writes...

I believe Internode turned off DNS recursion for non-trusted IP addresses a while back.

Odd,
Still appears to work from me on my home (BP Cable) connection.
Strange me thinks.

posted 2008-May-13, 12am AEST
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