LKBEN11637: How to ask a certain DNS server to resolve a certain ip address or domain name?
Symptom
You need to resolve a certain ip address but want to have the answer from a specific DNS server.
Cause
Sometimes needed for troubleshooting name resolution.
Solution
To resolve a domain name or ip address on Windows, you can use nslookup.
To lookup a domain name you can use the following command:
nslookup lubby.org
This will give you an answer. To use a specific DNS server e.g. 8.8.8.8 you use the following command:
nslookup lubby.org 8.8.8.8
This can be interesting when you have DNS problems.
Have fun.
Disclaimer:
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Author: - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG
Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.
Latest update: 18-01-2023