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Troubleshooting the Network<br />

9-24<br />

Use the nslookup command to check the DNS functionality.<br />

Cisco <strong>IronPort</strong> <strong>AsyncOS</strong> 7.6 for Email Daily Management Guide<br />

Chapter 9 Testing and Troubleshooting<br />

The nslookup command can confirm that the appliance is able to reach and resolve hostnames and<br />

IP addresses from a working DNS (domain name service) server.<br />

mail3.example.com> nslookup<br />

Please enter the host or IP to resolve.<br />

[]> example.com<br />

Choose the query type:<br />

1. A<br />

2. CNAME<br />

3. MX<br />

4. NS<br />

5. PTR<br />

6. SOA<br />

7. TXT<br />

[1]><br />

A=192.0.34.166 TTL=2d<br />

Table 9-3 Checking DNS Functionality: Query Types<br />

Query Type Description<br />

A the host's Internet address<br />

CNAME the canonical name for an alias<br />

MX the mail exchanger<br />

NS the name server for the named zone<br />

PTR the hostname if the query is an Internet address, otherwise the pointer to other<br />

information<br />

SOA the domain's “start-of-authority” information<br />

TXT the text information<br />

Use the tophosts command via the CLI or the GUI, and sort by Active Recipients.<br />

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