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| DNSTRACEROUTE(1) |
General Commands Manual |
DNSTRACEROUTE(1) |
NAME¶
dnstraceroute - DNS traceroute utility
DESCRIPTION¶
dnstraceroute is a traceroute utility to figure out the path that a DNS request
is passing through to get to its destination. Comparing it to a network
traceroute can help identify if DNS traffic is routed via any unwanted path.
USAGE¶
usage: dnstraceroute [-h] [-q] [-a] [-s server] [-p port] [-c count] [-t type]
[-w wait] hostname
OPTIONS¶
- -h --help
- Show this help
- -q --quiet
- Quiet
- -e --expert
- Print expert hints if available
- -a --asn
- Turn on AS# lookups for each hop encountered
- -s --server
- DNS server to use (default: first system resolver)
- -p --port
- DNS server port number (default: 53)
- -c --count
- Maximum number of hops (default: 30)
- -w --wait
- Maximum wait time for a reply (default: 5)
- -t --type
- DNS request record type (default: A)
- -C --color
- Print colorful output
