Versions of Bind

[Rodney Joffe]

Redmond John W SrA HQ AFWA/SCHS wrote:
> 
> This is what I use...
> 
> nslookup
> set q=txt
> set q=choas
> version.bind <nameserver address>
> 
> john
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cinense, Mark [mailto:macinen at sandia.gov]
> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 9:45 AM
> To: 'Bind-Users-Group'
> Subject: Versions of Bind
> 
> Greetings all,
> 
>         Does anyone know how to remotely check different versions of BIND
> without having to login to the nameserver.  I tried this, and nslookup
> returned unknown query class.
> 
> nslookup -q=txt -class=CH version.bind. ns1.sandia.gov
> 
> I am running BIND 8.2.2-p5.

Alternatively:

dig @ns1.sandia.gov txt chaos version.bind 

;; ANSWER SECTION:
VERSION.BIND.           0S CHAOS TXT    "8.2.2-P5"


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