Nslookup Cheatsheet

  • Performing a basic DNS lookup
nslookup <Domain>
  • Usage with options
nslookup -type=[options] <Domain>
  • Performing reverse DNS lookup
nslookup <IP Address>
  • Querying A Records
nslookup -type=a <Domain>
  • Querying SOA Record
nslookup -type=soa <Domain>
  • Querying Ns Records
nslookup -type=ns <Domain>
  • Querying Mx Records
nslookup -type=mx <Domain>
  • Querying TXT Records
nslookup -type=txt <Domain>
  • Querying All Records
nslookup -type=any <Domain>