difference between nslookup and dig

[David Botham]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bind-users-bounce at isc.org [mailto:bind-users-bounce at isc.org] On
> Behalf Of KIRAN MN
> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 7:35 AM
> To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at isc.org
> Subject: difference between nslookup and dig
> 
> 
> hi,
> 
>    I have old linux machine on that named is running, when i do
> reverse lookup for say 192.1.2.3 it gives output as follows.
> 
>  >192.1.2.3
> Server:  [192.1.52.3]
> Address:  192.1.52.3
> 
> Name:    pure.test.com
> Address:  192.1.2.3
>   >
> When i installed new version of redhat linux on some other box, i am
> getting following output in nslookup
> >192.1.2.3
> Server:  [192.1.52.3]
> Address:  192.1.52.3#53
> 
> 3.2.1.192.in-addr.arpa         name=pure.test.com
> >
> How to change this behaviour to old. I tried setting set type=A, still
> it is giving same format of output, Please help my some of the scripts
> depend on this nslookup output.


Um, you don't change it without changing the source code.

To query name servers, use dig.

To write test scripts, use Net::DNS PERL module.


Thanks,

Dave...

> 
> Thanking you,
> kiran