Nslookup /set defname

Updated: April 17, 2012

Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

Appends the default Domain Name System (DNS) domain name to a single component lookup request. A single component is a component that contains no periods.

Syntax

set [no]defname

Parameters

Parameter Description

nodefname

Stops appending the default Domain Name System (DNS) domain name to a single component lookup request.

defname

Appends the default Domain Name System (DNS) domain name to a single component lookup request. The default syntax is defname.

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