How to Use Nslookup to Determine the Version of BIND That Is Running on a Remote BIND DNS Server (314780)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q314780

SUMMARY

This article describes how to use the Nslookup utility to determine the version of Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) that is running on a remote BIND DNS server.

MORE INFORMATION

BIND is an implementation of a DNS server. If you troubleshoot interoperability issues with BIND servers, you may find it useful to determine what version of BIND each server is running. To determine the version of BIND that is running on the remote BIND DNS server:
  1. From the command line on a Windows 2000-based or Windows NT 4.0-based computer, type nslookup, and then press ENTER.
  2. Type set class=chaos, and then press ENTER.
  3. Type set type=txt, and then press ENTER.
  4. Type version.bind., and then press ENTER.
If the administrator of the BIND DNS server has configured the server to accept this query, the BIND version that the server is running is returned if you run this series of commands.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/6/2003
Keywords:kbinfo KB314780
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