Verifying DNS Server Configuration Using Nslookup

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You can verify whether your DNS server is responding to queries by using the Nslookup command as follows:

1. Open a command prompt on your DNS server.

2. Type nslookup 127.0.0.1

3. If the server responds with localhost, your server is listening for queries. If it doesn’t respond, make sure the DNS Server service is running on your server.

For more information about using Nslookup, type nslookup help at the command prompt.

For more information on managing DNS servers, see my book Windows Server 2008 Server Core Administrator's Pocket Consultant from Microsoft Press.

About The Author

Mitch Tulloch is Senior Editor of both WServerNews and FitITproNews and is a widely recognized expert on Windows Server and cloud technologies. He has written more than a thousand articles and has authored or been series editor for over 50 books for Microsoft Press and other publishers. Mitch has also been a twelve-time recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in the technical category of Cloud and Datacenter Management. He currently runs an IT content development business in Winnipeg, Canada.

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