Category Archives: DNS

Nslookup for WINS?

Nslookup for WINS Entry? We all know using Nslookup tool we can check the DNS name resolution, easy to use while troubleshooting name resolution and DNS related issues, NSLookup tool also used to check the WINS entry, yes you can check the WINS entry using NBlookup tool to query against a WINS server If you… Read More »

Extract DNS root hints from Domain Controller

Extracting the DNS root hints from windows DNS servers are simple procedure, before going to explain this I would like to explain how the root hints are configured in windows servers, if you have question like how root hints are configured and is DNS root hints are replicated through Active Directory replication then read further… Read More »

Category: DNS

DNS Lookup Tool with GUI

Free Nslookup Tool for Windows with GUI interface It’s a normal Windows Nslookup tool, command line windows Nslookup tool been converted to user friendly GUI tool, this tool used to check the DNS entry and it has many customized features Features of DNS Lookup Tool • You can check the different record types (A, MX,… Read More »

DNS Management Tool

Using DNS Management tool you can check, create and delete DNS entry in Windows DNS server, it seems to be simple however in a large environment it’s not that simple, let’s say if you have multiple zones and every zone have huge DNS entry’s then it’s very difficult  to check, create and delete the DNS… Read More »

Unable to delete DNS PTR record

Deleted DNS record reappear or comes back, unable to delete I think every Windows admin have faces an issue with the DNS entry deletion, after the DNS entry deletion it came back, after refreshing the screen via hitting F5 the record reappears, mostly it happen for PTR record If you configure DNS scavenging in your… Read More »

Category: DNS