dig performs DNS lookups and displays records matching the specified IP address or domain name.
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Dig DNS server cache poisoning
how can I use dig to initiate DNS cache poisoning so that all queries sent to the server will return my IP address instead? I tried researching this but I am yet to find the ideal answer.

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Why does my vps reply to dns queries even if it has no dns server running?
I've got a cheap openvz Ubuntu vps and i'm trying to run my own dns server on it for learning purpose.
The dns server works fine in localhost (on the vps through ssh), i can query it using dig google.com @127.0.0.1 and i get the expected result…

Gio Iann
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Curiosity about DNS using dig command
I am curious, I am analyzing the DNS section for the website imgur.com. My doubt is that when I run "dig imgur.com" dig only returns an IP address, if I run again the same command dig returns another IP address or sometimes the same.
Another…

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dig - answer section has list of server names
this is the answer section of : dig supl.nokia.com
;; ANSWER SECTION:
supl.nokia.com. 82858 IN CNAME nokia.supl.svc.ovi.com.
nokia.supl.svc.ovi.com. 58 IN CNAME …

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No way to get a domain name from IP address based on A record?
dig redhat.com
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;redhat.com. IN A
;; ANSWER SECTION:
redhat.com. 3600 IN A 209.132.183.105
We get the ip address 209.132.183.105----the A record of domain redhat.com.
Now i want to get the domain name from…

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DNS result very weird
$ nslookup reddit.com
Server: 8.8.8.8
Address: 8.8.8.8#53
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: reddit.com
Address: 0.0.44.193
$ while true; do nslookup reddit.com; done
Server: 8.8.8.8
Address: …

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Meaning of some lines in DNS dig
I am trying to get a full understanding of the meaning of DNS resolution process, through +trace option (in order to make the resolver simulate the NS default server role). I have taken the following output from a didactic example, then I added some…

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PowerDNS works only on local
So. The PowerDNS 3.3 as salve works only on local.
(Also there is a nginx which works fine)
This work good
dig example.com A @127.0.0.1
But this not (slave server)
dig example.com A @ns2.example.com
;; global options: +cmd
;; connection timed out;…

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"dig cloudapp.net" (the main MS Azure domain) returns nothing, is this allowed in DNS?
The domain "cloudapp.net" is used by Microsoft's Azure service. I ran a dig cloudapp.net command and to my surprise this yielded nothing (no ANSWER section came back in the response). "cloudapp.net" is a main domain in use by Microsoft's Azure…

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Recursive DNS server test scenarios
I'm trying to choose the best Caching-Recursive DNS server.
Therefore I want to to know if there is a check list or test scenarios that I can use against these servers to know if they can perform as expected?
I've looked into some online tools like…

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What is the best to poll DNS CNAME update?
We allow our clients to map their domain to our service's subdomain.
For instance, we provide the service at client1.ourservice.com and request the client to create a CNAME record to map their domain clientdomain.com to client1.ourservice.com.
We…

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Block access to website from router(using its IP adress)
I'm trying to block access to a website (e.g site.com), to do so I used dig site.com to get the site's IP adress (I'm on Ubuntu). The result will be something like this:
site.com. 10000 IN A 101.53.182.181`
Then mapped new IP ( localhost…

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How to print the out put of dig command to a text file
I want to print the out put of the dig command to a text file .

nimanthi peiris
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"dig domain_name" is working only locally. What's wrong with configuration?
I have configured bind9 on ubuntu 16.04 server, on our local network.
dig legalact.uz returns follows:
; <<>> DiG 9.10.3-P4-Ubuntu <<>> legalact.uz
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:x
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 27505
;;…

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How can I list all the websites associated with one IP
I am looking for away on the linux command line to list all the websites associated with 1 IP. I know web hosting companies can have hundreds of websites on a single IP and I am looking at how I can query that list. I know some website can provide…

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