Reference Guide 196 Document #: LTRT-17939
Mediant MSBR
8.6 nslookup
This command queries the Domain Name System (DNS) to obtain domain name mapping or
IP address mapping.
Syntax
nslookup <Hostname> [source voip interface vlan <VLAN ID>] [type
{a|aaaa|naptr|srv}
nslookup <Hostname> [source data vrf <VRF Name>] [force]
Command Description
Hostname
Configures the host name.
source voip
(Optional) Configures a VLAN ID (1 -3999).
type
(Optional) Configures the type of DNS:
a (Use a Host address)
aaaa (Use an IPv6 Address)
naptr (Use NAPTR - Naming Authority PoinTeR)
srv (Use Server selection)
Note
The DNS server must be configured for this command to function. The DNS server can be
configured using:
Internal DNS table: configure network> dns dns-to-ip
Internal SRV table : configure network> dns srv2ip
IP Interfaces table: configure network> interface network-if
Command Mode
Privileged User
Example
Looking up the IP address of Google:
nslookup google.com
google.com resolved to 216.58.213.174