running dig DNS under Windows
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/11/21
The dig (domain information groper) command under unix/Linux is a great way to help verify that a DNS host like BIND is working properly.
A few of my servers are Linux, but most of my desktops usually are Windows, so I was happy to find the Using the dig dns tool on Windows 7 article by Dan Esparza explaining there is a Windows version.
So I:
- Downloaded the Windows version of BIND (I took the BIND 9.9.2-P1 ZIP file)
- Unzipped that into my C:\BIN\BIND directory
- Ran this command, just like I would on a Linux box:
dig @192.168.171.214 pluimers.com
- Checked the below output to the zone configuration on the openSUSE box serving the DNS for my domain
; <<>> DiG 9.9.2-P1 <<>> @192.168.171.214 pluimers.com ; (1 server found) ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 12911 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 5, ADDITIONAL: 6 ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION: ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;pluimers.com. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: pluimers.com. 172800 IN A 82.161.132.169 ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: pluimers.com. 172800 IN NS ns7.4delphi.com. pluimers.com. 172800 IN NS ns6.4delphi.com. pluimers.com. 172800 IN NS ns2.4delphi.com. pluimers.com. 172800 IN NS ns1.4delphi.com. pluimers.com. 172800 IN NS ns3.4delphi.com. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: ns1.4delphi.com. 172800 IN A 82.161.132.169 ns2.4delphi.com. 172800 IN A 176.9.152.132 ns3.4delphi.com. 172800 IN A 176.9.152.131 ns6.4delphi.com. 172800 IN A 109.70.6.22 ns7.4delphi.com. 172800 IN A 176.9.143.167 ;; Query time: 15 msec ;; SERVER: 192.168.171.214#53(192.168.171.214) ;; WHEN: Wed Jan 02 16:07:58 2013 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 235
–jeroen
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