nslookup - a command line dns client

It manually retrieve a dns record from the server



zodiac@zodioc:~$ nslookup

>server a.root-servers.net
>server a.gtld-servers.net
> www.vtc.com
>server ns1.quay2.com
>www.vtc.com


nslookup interactive mode:-

> nslookup
>www.vtc.com
to change server
> server ip addr
> set type=mx
> vtc.com


Ex:-


user@ubuntu:~$ nslookup
> server ns4.dnsmadeeasy.com
Default server: ns4.dnsmadeeasy.com
Address: 208.80.127.2#53
> server 208.80.127.2
Default server: 208.80.127.2
Address: 208.80.127.2#53
> www.vtc.com
Server: 208.80.127.2
Address: 208.80.127.2#53


nslookup batch mode:-

nslookup www.ubuntu.com 192.168.1.1
nslookup -type=mx ubuntu.com
nslookup -debug -type=mx ubuntu.com

user@ubuntu:~$ nslookup -type=MX vtc.com
Server: 125.22.47.125
Address: 125.22.47.125#53

Non-authoritative answer:
vtc.com mail exchanger = 30 vtc.com.s8b1.psmtp.com.
vtc.com mail exchanger = 40 vtc.com.s8b2.psmtp.com.
vtc.com mail exchanger = 10 vtc.com.s8a1.psmtp.com.
vtc.com mail exchanger = 20 vtc.com.s8a2.psmtp.com.

Authoritative answers can be found from:
vtc.com nameserver = ns3.dnsmadeeasy.com.
vtc.com nameserver = ns4.dnsmadeeasy.com.
vtc.com nameserver = ns1.dnsmadeeasy.com.
vtc.com nameserver = ns2.dnsmadeeasy.com.
vtc.com nameserver = ns0.dnsmadeeasy.com.
ns3.dnsmadeeasy.com internet address = 208.80.125.2
ns0.dnsmadeeasy.com internet address = 208.94.148.2
ns1.dnsmadeeasy.com internet address = 208.80.124.2
ns4.dnsmadeeasy.com internet address = 208.80.127.2
ns2.dnsmadeeasy.com internet address = 208.80.126.2