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DNS Lookup

With the DNS Lookup you can query DNS servers for various resource records.

Example inputs:

  • server-01.borntoberoot.net (A record)
  • 10.0.0.1 (PTR record)
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Multiple inputs can be combined with a semicolon (;).

Example: server-01.borntoberoot.net; 10.0.0.1

DNS Lookup

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Right-click on the result to copy or export the information.

Profile​

Inherit host from general​

Inherit the host from the general settings.

Type: Boolean

Default: Enabled

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If this option is enabled, the Host is overwritten by the host from the general settings and the Host is disabled.

Host​

Hostname or IP address (or any other resource record) to query.

Type: String

Default: Empty

Example:

  • server-01.borntoberoot.net (A record)
  • 1.1.1.1 (PTR record)

Settings​

DNS server​

List of DNS server profiles. A profile can contain one or more DNS servers with IP address and port.

Type: List<NETworkManager.Models.Network.DNSServerConnectionInfoProfile>

Default:

NameServer 1Server 2
Cloudflare1.1.1.1:531.0.0.1:53
DNS.Watch84.200.69.80:5384.200.70.40:53
Google Public DNS8.8.8.8:538.8.4.4:53
Level3209.244.0.3:53209.244.0.4:53
Verisign64.6.64.6:5364.6.65.6:53
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Right-click on a selected DNS server to edit or delete it.

You can also use the Hotkeys F2 (edit) or Del (delete) on a selected DNS server.

Add DNS suffix (primary) to hostname​

Add the primary DNS suffix to the hostname.

Type: Boolean

Default: Enabled

Use custom DNS suffix​

Add a custom DNS suffix to the hostname.

Type: Boolean | String

Default: Disabled | Empty

Example: Enabled | borntoberoot.net

Recursion​

Use recursion for the dns query.

Type: Boolean

Default: Enabled

Use cache​

Use the cache for the dns query.

Type: Boolean

Default: Disabled

Query class​

DNS class to use for the query.

Type: String

Default: IN

Possible values:

  • CS
  • CH
  • HS
  • IN

Show only most common query types​

Only show the most common query types (A, AAAA, ANY, CNAME, DNSKEY, MX, NS, PTR, SOA, SRV and TXT) in the dropdown menu in the view. Otherwise all available query types are shown.

Type: Boolean

Default: Enabled

Use only TCP​

Only use TCP for the dns query. DNS uses UDP by default.

Type: Boolean

Default: Disabled

Retries​

Retries for the dns query after which the query is considered lost.

Type: Integer [Min 1, Max 10]

Default: 3

Timeout (s)​

Timeout in seconds for the dns query after which the query is considered lost.

Type: Integer [Min 1, Max 15]

Default: 2