dnstracer
The dnstracer command determines where a DNS gets its information from. More information: https://manned.org/dnstracer.
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Find out where your local DNS got the information on www.example.com:
dnstracer {{www.example.com}}
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Start with a [s]pecific DNS that you already know:
dnstracer -s {{dns.example.org}} {{www.example.com}}
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Only query IPv4 servers:
dnstracer -4 {{www.example.com}}
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Retry each request 5 times on failure:
dnstracer -r {{5}} {{www.example.com}}
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Display all steps during execution:
dnstracer -v {{www.example.com}}
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Display an [o]verview of all received answers after execution:
dnstracer -o {{www.example.com}}
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