diff --git a/pages/common/nslookup.md b/pages/common/nslookup.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5f5e4667ba --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/common/nslookup.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# nslookup + +> Query name server(s) for various domain records. + +- Query your system's default name server for an IP address (A record) of the domain: + +`nslookup {{example.com}}` + +- Query a given name server for a NS record of the domain: + +`nslookup -type=NS {{example.com}} {{8.8.8.8}}` + +- Query for a reverse lookup (PTR record) of an IP address: + +`nslookup -type=PTR {{54.240.162.118}}` + +- Query for ANY available records using TCP protocol: + +`nslookup -vc -type=ANY {{example.com}} ` + +- Query a given name server for the whole zone file (zone transfer) of the domain using TCP protocol: + +`nslookup -vc -type=AXFR {{example.com}} {{name_server}}` + +- Query for a mail server (MX record) of the domain, showing details of the transaction: + +`nslookup -type=MX -debug {{example.com}}` + +- Query a given name server on a specific port number for a TXT record of the domain: + +`nslookup -port={{port_number}} -type=TXT {{example.com}} {{name_server}}`