iX 6.0)

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DNS BIND/iX

DNS BIND Troubleshooting Steps

DNS & BIND is a book written by Paul Albitz and Cricket Lui. The

2nd edition has recently been published, with some useful additions

for the newer, post 4.8.3, versions of BIND (4.9.3 is covered in some

detail). Published by O’Reilly & Associated, Inc. [2nd Edition ISBN:

1-56592-236-0]

7. Troubleshooting Tools: The following tools can be useful in

troubleshooting DNS BIND problems:

nslookup (Available on all systems)

ping (Available on all systems)

Further information on the use of these tools can be found in the

book DNS & BIND, as well as in the system man pages.