Nslookup: server

Changes the default server to the specified Domain Name System (DNS) domain.

Syntax

server DNSDomain

Parameters

DNSDomain   : Required. Specifies the new DNS domain for the default server.

{ help | ? } : Displays a short summary of nslookup subcommands.

Remarks

  • The server command uses the current default server to look up the information about the specified DNS domain. This is in contrast to the lserver command, which uses the initial server.

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Nslookup subcommands

Nslookup

Nslookup: lserver