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--- dns:nslookup [2023/05/26 11:01] – [TTL] bstafford
+++ dns:nslookup [2023/11/16 19:37] (current) – [DNS NSLookup] bstafford
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 This is a Windows tool.
+Remember, nslookup uses DNS suffix searches first and so may get timeouts. DIG is better. Use a . at the end of the query (e.g. ''google.com.'') to force the ignoring of DNS suffix search.
 To lookup TXT Records
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 <code>set debug</code>
 <code> set nodebug</code>
+===== End Dot =====
+When you don't put a ''.'' at the end of the query, Microsoft will test "domain"."DNS Suffix". If you do put a ''.'' at the end, Microsoft will only query what you type.
+e.g. if you are connected to a network that hands out ''example.com'' as the DNS Suffix and you lookup ''www.google.com'', then the first DNS lookup is for ''www.google.com.example.com.'' However, if you lookup ''www.google.com.'' (note the ''.'' on the far right) then it will only lookup ''www.google.com''.