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Tools for Configuring and Troubleshooting DNS

Windows Server includes a number of tools to assist you in configuring and troubleshooting a DNS infrastructure.

Netdiag.exe

The Netdiag.exe tool assists you in isolating networking and connectivity problems. Netdiag.exe performs a series of tests that you can use to determine the state of your network client.

Nslookup.exe

You can use the Nslookup.exe command-line tool to perform query testing of the DNS domain namespace and to diagnose problems with DNS servers.

Dnscmd.exe

You can use the Dnscmd.exe command-line tool to perform administrative tasks on the DNS server the same as you can by using the DNS Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in.

DNSLint

DNSLint is a command-line tool that you can use to address some common DNS name resolution issues, such as lame delegation and DNS record verification. DNSLint is in the Support.cab file in the \Support\Tools folder on the Windows Server 2003 operating system CD. You can install DNSLint by running Suptools.msi.

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