Chapter 6. Using nslookup

This chapter provides information and commands concerning the following topics:

• Verifying records with nslookup

• Configuring DNS for nslookup

• Using nslookup without PTR records

• Using nslookup without a reverse lookup zone

Note

Commands in this chapter are run on a domain controller named DC1 in the pearson.pub domain. The server is a DNS server with an Active Directory integrated (ADI) DNS zone named pearson.pub.

Tip

You should be familiar with dnscmd when preparing for the 70-646 and 70-647 exams.

Verifying Records with nslookup

You can use the nslookup command to query the Domain Name System (DNS) server and diagnose different issues with DNS. The most common reason to use nslookup is to check for records. ...

Get Windows Server 2008 Portable Command Guide: MCTS 70-640, 70-642, 70-643, and MCITP 70-646, 70-647 now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.

Start your free trial