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Quick links About nslookup
Syntax
Examples
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Linux / Unix main page
About nslookup
Queries a name server for a host or domain lookup.
Syntax
nslookup [ - option ] ... host [ server ]
| all |
List the current settings |
| d2 |
Set exhaustive debug mode on |
| nod2 |
Set exhaustive debug mode off |
| debug |
Set debug mode on |
| nodebug |
Set debug mode off |
| defname |
Set domain-appending mode on |
| nodefname |
Set domain-appending mode off |
| domain=string |
Establish the appendable domain |
| ignoretc |
Set it to ignore packet truncation errors |
| noignoretc |
Set it to acknowledge packet truncation errors |
| host |
Inquires about the specified host. In this non-interactive command format, nslookup Does not prompt
for additional commands. |
| - |
Causes nslookup to prompt for more information, such as host
names, before sending one or more queries. |
| server |
Directs inquiries to the name server specified here in the command line rather than the one read from the
/etc/resolv.conf file. server can be either a name or an Internet address. If the
speci- fied host cannot be reached, nslookup resorts to using the name server specified in /etc/resolv.conf. |
Examples
This command is often used to perform a
reverse lookup on an IP
address as shown in the below example.
nslookup 204.228.150.3
Server: 198.60.22.2
Address: 198.60.22.2#53
Non-authoritative answer:
3.150.228.204.in-addr.arpa name = www.computerhope.com.
Authoritative answers can be found from:
150.228.204.in-addr.arpa nameserver = ns.xmission.com.
150.228.204.in-addr.arpa nameserver = ns1.xmission.com.
150.228.204.in-addr.arpa nameserver = ns2.xmission.com.
ns.xmission.com internet address = 166.70.254.2
ns1.xmission.com internet address = 204.228.159.2
ns2.xmission.com internet address = 207.135.133.2
Related commands
dig
host
ping |
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