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Configuring the DNS Resolver

DNS and Electronic Mail
  • nslookup &mash; query Internet name servers interactively

    Example:

    
     * nslookup quasar.india.hp.com
    
     Name Server: hpmpea2.cup.hp.com
    
     Address: 15.61.192.116
    
    
    Non-authoritative answer: Name: quasar.india.hp.com Address: 15.10.45.114
  • dig — Domain Information Groper
    
     Example: shell/iX> dig
          

 ; <<>> DiG 8.1 <<>>

 ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
 ;; got answer:

 ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6

 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 13, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 12

 ;; QUERY SECTION:
 ;; ., type = NS, class = IN


 ; ANSWER SECTION:
 .                      2d23h2m52s IN NS  japan.cns.hp.com.
 .                      2d23h2m52s IN NS  paloalto.cns.hp.com.
 .                      2d23h2m52s IN NS  singapore.cns.hp.com.
 .                      2d23h2m52s IN NS  andover.cns.hp.com.
 .                      2d23h2m52s IN NS  atlanta.cns.hp.com.
 .                      2d23h2m52s IN NS  bbnhs.cns.hp.com.
 .                      2d23h2m52s IN NS  boise.cns.hp.com.
 .                      2d23h2m52s IN NS  brahs.cns.hp.com.
 .                      2d23h2m52s IN NS  colorado.cns.hp.com.
 .                      2d23h2m52s IN NS  corvallis.cns.hp.com.
 .                      2d23h2m52s IN NS  cupertino.cns.hp.com.
 .                      2d23h2m52s IN NS  fortcollins.cns.hp.com.
 .                      2d23h2m52s IN NS  gvahs.cns.hp.com.
 ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
 japan.cns.hp.com.        2d23h36s IN A   15.74.137.1
 paloalto.cns.hp.com.     2d23h36s IN A   15.1.200.2
 singapore.cns.hp.com.    2d23h35s IN A   15.43.40.31
 andover.cns.hp.com.      2d23h35s IN A   15.4.152.7
 atlanta.cns.hp.com.      2d23h36s IN A   15.24.240.5
 bbnhs.cns.hp.com.        2d23h36s IN A   15.195.32.10
 boise.cns.hp.com.        2d23h35s IN A   15.10.216.25
 brahs.cns.hp.com.        2d23h36s IN A   15.195.104.10
 colorado.cns.hp.com.     2d23h36s IN A   15.13.48.11
 corvallis.cns.hp.com.    2d23h36s IN A   15.7.240.32
 cupertino.cns.hp.com.    2d23h35s IN A   15.36.88.4
 fortcollins.cns.hp.com.  2d23h35s IN A   15.6.184.40


 ;; Total query time: 0 msec
 ;; FROM: mpeworld to SERVER: default -- 0.0.0.0
 ;; WHEN: Mon May 18 22:15:45 1998
 ;; MSG SIZE sent: 17 rcvd: 494

  • host — look up host names using domain server.

    Example:

 shell/iX> host quasar.india.hp.com
 quasar.india.hp.com has address 15.10.45.114
 quasar.india.hp.com mail is handled (pri=90) by hpmdd58.india.hp.com
 quasar.india.hp.com mail is handled (pri=100) by palsmtp.hp.com
 quasar.india.hp.com mail is handled (pri=150) by atlsmtp.hp.com
 quasar.india.hp.com mail is handled (pri=10) by quasar.india.hp.com
 quasar.india.hp.com mail is handled (pri=50) by fakir.india.hp.com

  • addr — get address of host
  • dnsquery — Give all the DNS details and Mail exchange records.
Example:


 shell/iX> dnsquery quasar.india.hp.com
 ;; -<<HEADER>>- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 45601
 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 6, AUTHORITY: 7, ADDITIONAL: 10 
 ;; quasar.india.hp.com, type = ANY, class = IN
 quasar.india.hp.com.       1D IN MX     50 fakir.india.hp.com.
 quasar.india.hp.com.       1D IN MX     90 hpmdd58.india.hp.com.
 quasar.india.hp.com.       1D IN MX     100 palsmtp.hp.com.
 quasar.india.hp.com.       1D IN MX     150 atlsmtp.hp.com.
 quasar.india.hp.com.       1D IN MX     10 quasar.india.hp.com.
 quasar.india.hp.com.       1D IN A      15.10.45.114
 india.hp.com.              1D IN NS     fakir.india.hp.com.
 india.hp.com.              1D IN NS     cauvery.india.hp.com.
 india.hp.com.              1D IN NS     valmki.india.hp.com.
 india.hp.com.              1D IN NS     hpmdd58.india.hp.com.
 india.hp.com.              1D IN NS     palrel2.hp.com.
 india.hp.com.              1D IN NS     atlrel2.hp.com.
 fakir.india.hp.com.        1D IN A      15.10.40.3
 hpmdd58.india.hp.com.      1D IN A      15.70.168.58
 palsmtp.hp.com.            8H IN A      156.153.255.242
 palsmtp.hp.com.            8H IN A      156.153.255.226
 atlsmtp.hp.com.            8H IN A      156.153.255.210
 atlsmtp.hp.com.            8H IN A      156.153.255.202
 quasar.india.hp.com.       1D IN A      15.10.45.114
 cauvery.india.hp.com.      1D IN A      15.10.40.5
 valmiki.india.hp.com.      1D IN A      15.17.112.100
 sahana.india.hp.com.       1D IN A      15.10.43.22

Note
NOTE: In order to run the various utilities, you will need to modify your PATH variable, adding the following two directories:

/BIND/PUB/sbin

/BIND/PUB/bin




Configuring the DNS Resolver

DNS and Electronic Mail