Nslookup
This diagnostic tool displays information from Domain Name System (DNS) name
servers. Before using this tool, you should be familiar with how DNS works.
Nslookup is available only if the TCP/IP protocol has been installed.
nslookup [-option ...] [computer-to-find | - [server]]
Modes
Nslookup has two modes: interactive and non-interactive.
If you only need to look up a single piece of data, use non-interactive mode.
For the first argument, type the name or IP address of the computer to be
looked up. For the second argument, type the name or IP address of a DNS name
server. If you omit the second argument, the default DNS name server will be used.
If you need to look up more than one piece of data, you can use interactive
mode. Type a hyphen (-) for the first argument and the name or IP address of a
DNS name server for the second argument. Or, omit both arguments (the default DNS
name server will be used).
Parameters
-option ...
Specifies one or more nslookup commands as a command-line option. For a list
of commands, see Nslookup Commands. Each option consists of a hyphen (-) followed immediately by the command name
and, in some cases, an equal sign (=) and then a value. For example, to change
the default query type to host (computer) information and the initial timeout
to 10 seconds, you would type:
nslookup -querytype=hinfo -timeout=10
The command line length must be less than 256 characters.
computer-to-find
Look up information for computer-to-find using the current default server or using server if specified. If computer-to-find is an IP address and the query type is A or PTR, the name of the computer is returned. If computer-to-find is a name and does not have a trailing period, the default DNS domain name is
appended to the name. (This behavior depends on the state of the set options: domains, srchlist, defname, and search.) To look up a computer not in the current DNS domain, append a period to the
name.
If you type a hyphen (-) instead of computer-to-find, the command prompt changes to nslookup interactive mode.
server
Use this server as the DNS name server. If you omit server, the default DNS name server is used.
More Information About Nslookup
Nslookup Commands
Nslookup Notes
