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--- pages:howtos:diagnose:how-to-diagnose-dns-with-dig [2024/05/07 13:12] – [Query the RDNS server of a Network Segment for current PTR data] mischerh
+++ pages:howtos:diagnose:how-to-diagnose-dns-with-dig [2024/05/07 13:30] (current) – [How to interpret DIG output] mischerh
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   * @a.ns14.net: specifying the DNS server to query
   * nanoscopic.de: the name to query for
+If no type is specified, dig queries for an "A"-record. If not told to query a specific name server, dig will try each of the servers listed in the systems /etc/resolv.conf. Have a look at the [[https://linux.die.net/man/1/dig | dig manual page]] for more options.
+<sxh bash; gutter: false>
+dig wiretrip.de
+</sxh>
+<code>
+; <<>> DiG 9.18.26 <<>> wiretrip.de
+;; global options: +cmd
+;; Got answer:
+;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 43783
+;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
+;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
+; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 1424
+;; QUESTION SECTION:
+;wiretrip.de.                   IN      A
+;; ANSWER SECTION:
+wiretrip.de.            3600    IN      A       159.69.16.204
+;; Query time: 13 msec
+;; SERVER: 192.168.1.1#53(192.168.1.1) (UDP)
+;; WHEN: Tue May 07 15:18:42 CEST 2024
+;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 56
+</code>
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 </code>
+Then query the authoritative DNS server for current data:
 <sxh bash; gutter: false>
 dig @a.ns14.net -t TXT wiretrip.de
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 </code>
 ===== How to interpret DIG output =====
+FIXME
+  * https://ns1.com/blog/decoding-dig-output
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