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The [[command]] [[host]] allows you to query your name server for the IP address of a server aka host like this:
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The [[command]] [[host]] allows you to find out an IP address from a host name and the other way round:
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  # host www.staerk.de
 
  # host www.staerk.de
 
  www.staerk.de has address 92.51.132.237
 
  www.staerk.de has address 92.51.132.237
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# host 8.8.8.8
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8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer google-public-dns-a.google.com.
  
 
If you want to query different mail servers or query for the domain's mail server (the "MX record"), use the command [[dig]].
 
If you want to query different mail servers or query for the domain's mail server (the "MX record"), use the command [[dig]].

Revision as of 09:37, 20 April 2014

The command host allows you to find out an IP address from a host name and the other way round:

# host www.staerk.de
www.staerk.de has address 92.51.132.237
# host 8.8.8.8
8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer google-public-dns-a.google.com.

If you want to query different mail servers or query for the domain's mail server (the "MX record"), use the command dig.

See also