How to install host, nslookup and other BIND tools on Windows | For a Linux admin using Windows, cygwin unfortunately does not provide host, nslookup, or other bind tools. I’ll show you how to download these BIND tools directly from ISC and have them work in your cygwin terminal! Note: this assumes you already have a working cygwin install. First, download the latest version of BIND for
Install BIND in Red Hat 6 or CentOS 6
Install BIND in Red Hat 6 or CentOS 6 | As of Red Hat 6 and CentOS 6, the DNS server bind is super easy to get up and running. Here’s how it works! Install bind: $ sudo yum install bind Start bind – the service is called named $ sudo /etc/init.d/named start Generating /etc/rndc.key: [ OK ] Starting named: [ OK ] Done. If
How to Grab | Disable BIND Version Banner
How to Grab | Disable BIND Version Banner | The BIND DNS server by default will broadcast its version publicly. Security-minded admins may want to disable broadcasting of the BIND banner. I’ll show you how! Grab BIND banner It is possible to use dig, host, nslookup or whatever your favorite DNS tool may be to query the BIND banner. I like the host command
intoDNS.com – Check Your DNS
intoDNS.com – Check Your DNS | intoDNS is a slick web based DNS check. Check it out: http://www.intodns.com
