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dnstracer

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

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