Page 2 - Using the Nslookup Command - Networking Computer Tips

There are other types of records you can look for such as mail server records by using the set type=mx setting.

There are many other things you can do with the nslookup command and if you type help at the prompt you will be shown all your options. Don't be afraid to try some of them out and see what kind of useful information you can get about other servers on your network and on the Internet.

Commands:   (identifiers are shown in uppercase, [] means optional)
NAME            - print info about the host/domain NAME using default server
NAME1 NAME2     - as above, but use NAME2 as server
help or ?       - print info on common commands
set OPTION      - set an option
    all                 - print options, current server and host
    [no]debug           - print debugging information
    [no]d2              - print exhaustive debugging information
    [no]defname         - append domain name to each query
    [no]recurse         - ask for recursive answer to query
    [no]search          - use domain search list
    [no]vc              - always use a virtual circuit
    domain=NAME         - set default domain name to NAME
    srchlist=N1[/N2/.../N6] - set domain to N1 and search list to N1,N2, etc.
    root=NAME           - set root server to NAME
    retry=X             - set number of retries to X
    timeout=X           - set initial time-out interval to X seconds
    type=X              - set query type (ex. A,AAAA,A+AAAA,ANY,CNAME,MX,NS,PTR,SOA,SRV)
    querytype=X         - same as type
    class=X             - set query class (ex. IN (Internet), ANY)
    [no]msxfr           - use MS fast zone transfer
    ixfrver=X           - current version to use in IXFR transfer request
server NAME     - set default server to NAME, using current default server
lserver NAME    - set default server to NAME, using initial server
root            - set current default server to the root
ls [opt] DOMAIN [> FILE] - list addresses in DOMAIN (optional: output to FILE)
    -a          -  list canonical names and aliases
    -d          -  list all records
    -t TYPE     -  list records of the given RFC record type (ex. A,CNAME,MX,NS,PTR etc.)
view FILE           - sort an 'ls' output file and view it with pg
exit            - exit the program

To exit the nslookup command and go back to a regular command prompt you just need to type exit and press enter. If you don't and want to do other commands that aren't nslookup related then they won't work and you will get nslookup error messages.

Previous Page - 1 | 2

Related Tips:
Enable Telnet on Windows 7, Vista and 2008
Using PathPing
Using Microsoft PorQryUI to Test for Open Ports
Using nbtstat to Find a Computer Name
How to Find Your IP Addres

Back to the Computer Networking Tips Home

More Computer Tips