nslookup.exe

The experienced DNS administrator's tool of choice for testing a DNS will always be nslookup. It is not pretty or terribly easy to use. It is, however, extremely well documented because it has been in use for more than a decade. nslookup.exe is a command-line tool that can be used in interactive or noninteractive mode. Listing 10.12 shows nslookup being used in noninteractive mode. The syntax is simple: nslookup <hostname> <servername>.

Code Listing 10.12. nslookup in Noninteractive Mode
O:\>nslookup silver.fis.local 192.168.0.5
Server:  gold.fis.local
Address:  192.168.0.5

Name:    silver.fis.local
Address:  192.168.1.4

The <servername> is optional. If it is omitted, nslookup simply uses the configured DNS server for that computer. ...

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