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DNS: DNS Querying

Name service queries are essential in retrieving information stored in DNS records. We will be using the tools in the `bind-utils` package to perform these requests. In this hands-on lab, we will perform name service queries using the `nslookup`, `host,` and `dig` commands.

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Clock icon Beginner
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Clock icon 15m
Published
Clock icon May 01, 2020

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Install the bind and bind-utils Packages with yum, Then Start and Enable the named Service 

    # yum install -y bind bind-utils

    # systemctl start named

    # systemctl enable named

  2. Challenge

    Use the host Command to Display the Name Servers for the Domain, google.com 

    # host -t ns google.com

  3. Challenge

    Use the host Command to Display the Mail Servers for google.com 

    # host -t mx google.com

  4. Challenge

    Resolve the IP Address for ns4.google.com Using the nslookup Command 

    # nslookup ns4.google.com

  5. Challenge

    Use the nslookup Command to List the Name Servers for google.com 

    # nslookup -type=ns google.com

  6. Challenge

    Use the nslookup Command to List the Mail Servers Responsible for Mail Exchange for google.com 

    # nslookup -query=mx google.com

  7. Challenge

    Use the Debug Mode for nslookup to Provide more Details for google.com 

    # nslookup -debug google.com

  8. Challenge

    Use the dig Command to Resolve the IP for google.com 

    # dig google.com

  9. Challenge

    Use the dig Command to List the Name Servers for google.com 

    # dig ns google.com

  10. Challenge

    Using dig, List Only the 4 NS Records for google.com 

    # dig ns google.com +noall +answer
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