NAME
dnstraceroute - DNS traceroute utility
DESCRIPTION
dnstraceroute is a traceroute utility to figure out the path that a DNS request is passing through to get to its destination. Comparing it to a network traceroute can help identify if DNS traffic is routed via any unwanted path.
USAGE
usage: dnstraceroute [-h] [-q] [-a] [-s server] [-p port] [-c count] [-t type] [-w wait] hostname
OPTIONS
- -h --help
-
Show this help
- -q --quiet
-
Quiet
- -e --expert
-
Print expert hints if available
- -a --asn
-
Turn on AS# lookups for each hop encountered
- -s --server
-
DNS server to use (default: first system resolver)
- -p --port
-
DNS server port number (default: 53)
- -c --count
-
Maximum number of hops (default: 30)
- -w --wait
-
Maximum wait time for a reply (default: 5)
- -t --type
-
DNS request record type (default: A)
- -C --color
-
Print colorful output
SEE ALSO
Full Documentation available at https://dnsdiag.org/