filename:comptia-netplusn10008-5--1-dns_troubleshooting_commands

Showname: Network+ (N10-008)

Topic: Network Troubleshooting
Episode: Network Command Line Tools
Learner Objectives:

Given a scenario, use the appropriate network software tools and commands.

Description:In this episode, the viewer will identify the command line tools used to troubleshooting the DNS service such as
nslookup and ipconfig in Windows as well as dig in Unix and Linux systems.

Windows DNS Commands

nslookup is the default command line utility

Two modes (interactive and non-interface)
Determining locally configured DNS server(s)

ipconfig /all

Interactive mode using configured DNS server

nslookup itpro.tv

Interactive mode using another DNS server

nslookup itpro.tv 4.2.2.3

Interactive mode using local DNS server and another DNS Server

nslookup
itpro.tv
itpro.tv 4.2.2.2

Query DNS for detailed information

set debug
itpro.tv
set nodebug
set d2
itpro.tv
set nod2

Querying DNS server for specific records

set type=soa
itpro.tv
set type=aaaa
itpro.tv
google.com

Display local resolver cache

ipconfig /displaydns

Flushing the local resolver cache

ipconfig /flushdns

Linux DNS commands

nslookup is in Linux but has been deprecated

Domain Internet Groper or dig is the primary DNS utility
Identifying locally configure DNS servers
systemd-resolve --status

Determining if dig is present

dig -v

Installing *dig

sudo apt install dnsutils \(Debian/Ubuntu\)

sudo yum install bind-utils \(RHEL/CentOS\)

Querying DNS with dig with local DNS server

dig itpro.tv

Querying DNS with another DNS server

dig @4.2.2.3 itpro.tv

Querying DNS server for specific record types

dig itpro.tv MX
dig itpro.tv NS

Reducing the amount of data returned by DNS server

dig itpro.tv +short

Querying DNS server for detailed information

dig itpro.tv +noall +answer

List each server the DNS query goes through to the final destination

dig itpro.tv +trace