Advanced·Troubleshoot the network

dig: Query DNS records

Syntax

dig host

Examples

dig example.com

Usage and sandbox support

The teaching subset only returns A records; the real dig supports specifying DNS servers and record types.

Hands-on exercises

• Which address does the domain name correspond to?Advanced

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