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dnstracer

List of commands for dnstracer:

  • dnstracer:tldr:08af0 dnstracer: Start with a [s]pecific DNS that you already know.
    $ dnstracer -s ${dns-example-org} ${www-example-com}
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  • dnstracer:tldr:2a584 dnstracer: Display all steps during execution.
    $ dnstracer -v ${www-example-com}
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  • dnstracer:tldr:35956 dnstracer: Display an [o]verview of all received answers after execution.
    $ dnstracer -o ${www-example-com}
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  • dnstracer:tldr:7db93 dnstracer: Retry each request 5 times on failure.
    $ dnstracer -r ${5} ${www-example-com}
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  • dnstracer:tldr:91267 dnstracer: Find out where your local DNS got the information on www.example.com.
    $ dnstracer ${www-example-com}
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  • dnstracer:tldr:cb246 dnstracer: Only query IPv4 servers.
    $ dnstracer -4 ${www-example-com}
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