Hi there,

I am new to Linux today and need to have a very basic understanding for an internal job interview at my company.

I understand that the command /etc/resolv/conf is used to configure DNS resolver.

My question would be what Linux command line tool would you use to determine what IP address is being resolved against a specific network hostname and by what resolution server?

Thanks!

This sounds like a college assignment... considering you didn't even get /etc/resolv.conf correct, have you even logged on to a linux box to check any of this? We aren't here to do your college work for you.

P.S. while deprecated, one of the facilities/tools that will answer your question, is the literal same facility you'd use in windows...

Given your "encouraging" reply I think my queries would be best placed elsewhere..

Hi and best of luck with the interview.

I'm not sure that brief study about a topic which you a very basic understanding is necessarily the key which will make or break this particular opportunity.

If this opportunity requires you to be fluent in Linux, then it would seem that this opportunity is not suitable for you, or at the present time.

If this opportunity accepts that you understand the position, and is accepting of the fact that you only have a basic understanding of Linux, then all should be fine. To add to this, I can assure you that I have made the mistake of attempting to learn a topic quickly in advance of an interview is a very obvious, and not helpful for you, mistake. It becomes quite clear you know "of" a word, command, or term, however little else. Therefore I would suggest that obtaining quick responses about a topic in preparation for an interview is inadvisable.

If a future direction is that you feel you wish to increase your knowledge of Linux, then excellent choices are to use a virtual machine, run a live boot of Linux off of a USB or DVD drive, or install Linux on a machine and begin to use it.

Please also note that /etc/resolve/conf is not a command. It is not an executable file, however it is related to DNS.

If I understand your question right, you just want the program to lookup IP addresses from hostnames?

There are two, dig and nslookup (dig is newer and recommended):