find out which server is auth. for a dns zone

T

Tim Moor

dear dns gurus,
how can i find out, which server is autoritative for a dns zone.

thanx alot
tim
 
H

Herb Martin

Tim said:
dear dns gurus,
how can i find out, which server is autoritative for a dns zone.

thanx alot
tim

Do you mean a random zone (i.e., one not owned by you) or
your own zones?

The following will get you the list of authoritative servers
for any zone you can resolve:

nslookup -q=ns ZONE.NAME

For example:

nslookup -q=ns google.com

You may need to add a "-time" parameter sometimes, or you
may wish to use a SPECIFIC DNS server to find the answer
(rather than your machine's default DNS):

nslookup -time=10 -q=ns learnquick.com 4.2.2.1


If it is your own zone then each of your Primary AND Secondary
servers is authoritative for that zone. This is visable in
the zone display of the MMC - just look for those NS records.
 

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