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Old 02-08-2009, 06:58 PM   #1
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What exactly is "nslookup" command?

Hi guys,
For what purpose does "nslookup" command should be used?Please give me examples.
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Old 02-08-2009, 07:35 PM   #2
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See man nslookup and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nslookup
 
Old 02-08-2009, 07:45 PM   #3
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Please give me examples.
nslookup www.google.com
 
Old 02-09-2009, 03:06 AM   #4
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You can also use "host" instead eg. host www.distrowatch.com (I thought "nslookup" was being deprecated?)
 
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