*** No address (A) records available for unc.edu (Web site templates)
*** No address (A) records available for unc.edu > set type=SOA > unc.edu Server: tao.linux.org.au Address: 203.41.101.121 unc.edu origin = ns.unc.edu mail addr = host-reg.ns.unc.edu serial = 1998111011 refresh = 14400 (4H) retry = 3600 (1H) expire = 1209600 (2W) minimum ttl = 86400 (1D) unc.edu name server = ns2.unc.edu unc.edu name server = ncnoc.ncren.net unc.edu name server = ns.unc.edu ns2.unc.edu internet address = 152.2.253.100 ncnoc.ncren.net internet address = 192.101.21.1 ncnoc.ncren.net internet address = 128.109.193.1 ns.unc.edu internet address = 152.2.21.1 In a similar fashion, you can query for MX records: > set type=MX > unc.edu Server: tao.linux.org.au Address: 203.41.101.121 unc.edu preference = 0, mail exchanger = conga.oit.unc.edu unc.edu preference = 10, mail exchanger = imsety.oit.unc.edu unc.edu name server = ns.unc.edu unc.edu name server = ns2.unc.edu unc.edu name server = ncnoc.ncren.net conga.oit.unc.edu internet address = 152.2.22.21 imsety.oit.unc.edu internet address = 152.2.21.99 ns.unc.edu internet address = 152.2.21.1 ns2.unc.edu internet address = 152.2.253.100 ncnoc.ncren.net internet address = 192.101.21.1 ncnoc.ncren.net internet address = 128.109.193.1 Using a type of ANY returns all resource records associated with a given name. A practical application of nslookup, besides debugging, is to obtain the current list of root name servers. You can obtain this list by querying for all NS records associated with the root domain: > set type=NS > . Server: tao.linux.org.au Address: 203.41.101.121 Non-authoritative answer: (root) name server = A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET (root) name server = H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET (root) name server = B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET (root) name server = C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET (root) name server = D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET (root) name server = E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET (root) name server = I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET (root) name server = F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET (root) name server = G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET (root) name server = J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET (root) name server = K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET (root) name server = L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET (root) name server = M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET