How to Use the Nslookup Command-Line Tool

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Step 1: Open the command prompt window
Type "cmd" in the "Search programs and files" field in the Start menu to open the command prompt window.

Step 2: Type command to run

Tip
To run in interactive mode, type "nslookup." To run in non-interactive mode, type in "nslookup [-option] [hostname] [server]."

Step 3: Generate list of commands
Generate a list of commands by typing "help" or a question mark at the command prompt.

Tip
Typing in anything that is not recognized as a valid command will automatically be assumed to be a host name.

Step 4: Lookup different data types
Look up different data types by typing "set type" or "set q[uerytype]" at the command prompt.

Step 5: Switch servers
Type the command "server" or "lserver" to switch to another name server.

Step 6: Transfer zones
Transfer an entire zone by typing the command "ls."

Step 7: Continue until complete
Continue any additional queries using the appropriate commands found in the command list to complete your task. Once the commands become familiar, you'll be troubleshooting without any trouble!

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[daddytech]

@stoopidxemilie that i could believe but none of that really showed so i wasn't sure other than the fact that it was deffinately a windows XP command prompt

[highteky]

@rokrrrr transport control protocol, every pc has it if you have a network adapter

[daddytech]

@dabbybui you can't go to Start, run, cmd on a mac unless it's dual booted with XP. i'm a tech that was clearly a windows XP screen he went to the command prompt on. i see that thing in my sleep any more lol

[millionsteve]

@rokrrrr It's the Transmission Control Protocol over Insane Clown Posse.

[OmarGamal]

@pksmb1120 I think he might be running a virtual machine; Parallels for example.

[Thesethlans]

wouldn tthe video be more effective if they used a sherlock holmes theme instead of some spy theme?

[pksmb]

@daddytech not just the keyboard, but it's actually an iMac itself. What a perfectly good waste of an iMac...running windows. blegh! Leave it to run OS X I say!

[spilot]

I thought I'd need a gun. It was pretty obvious.

[xsithlordsAyyee]

lol it was great.. but you went to fast. i was like ughhh waaa

[daddytech]

lame, on a windows machine and he's using a mac keyboard lol