Exercise: Finding Name Servers
Explore how to use the host command to find authoritative DNS name servers and identify your local DNS server on UNIX-based systems. This lesson helps you understand DNS lookup utilities, command syntax, and practical ways to investigate DNS behavior.
We'll cover the following...
We'll cover the following...
Finding The Authoritative Name Server Using host
host is a DNS lookup utility. It is normally used to map hostnames to IP addresses. However, with a combination of flags, it can be programmed to perform a myriad of DNS-related tasks.
The syntax of the command above, for instance, is
hostinvokes the host command-t