Windows: How to use cmd to Resolve DNS

Be a part of smart sysadmin by maximise advantage of windows tools. ie. cmd prompt. This command purposed to resolving some cases that related to DNS management.

NOTE : Only applicable for Windows.

Start Point

Go to :

start > run > cmd

Type this :

C:\Users\sysadmin>nslookup

After commencing command above, you can start issuing some commands depending your needs.

Resolve A record

set type=a
signetique.com

Resolve CNAME record

set type=cname
mail.signetique.com

Resolve TXT record

set type=txt
signetique.com

Resolve PTR record

set type=ptr
8.8.8.8

./crot