Re: Using nslookup?

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From: William Stacey [MVP] (staceywREMOVE_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/17/04 

Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 14:26:23 -0400

truly if your goal is diag, toss nslookup and get dig from www.isc.org or
netdig.exe at www.mvptools.com (from yours truly). Most dns diag'ers here
use dig. nslookup is not as well suited to this task. Plus you will learn
a great new tool. 

-- 
William Stacey, MVP
"Yor Suiris" <yor@hallgroupNOT.net> wrote in message
news:O8BVO1CPEHA.1612@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> OK, I am trying to trouble shoot a DNS problem.
> But first I need to understand nslookup and it's limitations.
>
> It seems that I can only list a domain (LS -d domain.com) when I am
> connected to the DNS server that handles that domain. Other wise I get
query
> refused.
> Or sometimes with LS I get non-existent domain even though a query for the
> domain name returns the server's IP.
> Is this normal? Or does it mean I have a problem?
> Thanks for your time.
> -- 
> Yor Suiris
> Remove the kNOT to reply.
> But it is best to share it with the group.
>
>

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