Nslookup windows 2000

DNSDataView v1. NK2 of Microsoft Outlook. Older versions of Windows are not supported. Versions History Version 1. Version 1. Fixed the tab order of the 'Select Domains' window. Added option to fileter out additional records. If you need to look up only a single piece of data, use noninteractive mode. For the first parameter, type the name or IP address of the computer that you want to look up. If you omit the second argument, nslookup uses the default DNS name server. If you need to look up more than one piece of data, you can use interactive mode.

Type a hyphen - for the first parameter and the name or IP address of a DNS name server for the second parameter. Or, omit both parameters and nslookup uses the default DNS name server. Following are some tips about working in interactive mode:. If the lookup request fails, nslookup prints an error message. The following table lists possible error messages.

The server did not respond to a request after a certain amount of time and a certain number of retries. You can set the time-out period with the set timeout subcommand.

You can set the number of retries with the set retry subcommand. If you are running a DNS server on your Windows NT or Windows network, you know that various problems can arise and cause the system to go haywire. When that happens, you dig into your arsenal of troubleshooting tools and go to work. However, regardless of which operating system you are running, there is another DNS troubleshooting tool that is often overlooked, yet incredibly handy—the Nslookup utility.

This clever little service, which can run from the client either Windows NT Workstation or Windows Professional in addition to the server platform, is a DOS-based program designed to display information from a DNS name server that can help you set your sights on DNS-related problems.

In this Daily Drill Down, I will introduce you to the Nslookup utility and explain how the utility works. I will also pass on some basic DNS name server troubleshooting techniques that you can perform with the Nslookup utility. The mode you will use depends on how much information you want the Nslookup utility to return. You will use this mode when you only have one server to investigate and only need a single piece of information. Interactive mode actually launches the Nslookup utility as a separate application, complete with its own prompt.

You can then issue a whole host of additional subcommands that allow you to run more extensive tests and gather an abundance of information about the DNS name server. Interactive mode also makes it easy to test multiple DNS name servers. Using the Nslookup utility in noninteractive mode Using the Nslookup utility in noninteractive mode is easy. You just type Nslookup followed by two arguments: the host name or IP address of the system you want to look up and the host name or IP address of the DNS name server.

When you do, the Nslookup utility will automatically use the default DNS name server.