dnseval(1)

bulk ping utility that sends an arbitrary DNS query to a list of DNS servers

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Description

DNSEVAL

NAME

dnseval: - bulk ping utility that sends an arbitrary DNS query to a list of DNS servers

DESCRIPTION

dnseval is a bulk ping utility that sends an arbitrary DNS query to a given list of DNS servers. This script is meant for comparing response time of multiple DNS servers at once

USAGE

usage: dnseval [-h] [-f server-list] [-c count] [-t type] [-w wait] hostname

OPTIONS

-h --help

show this help

-f --file

dns server list to use (default: system resolvers)

-c --count

number of requests to send (default: 10)

-w --wait

maximum wait time for a reply (default: 5)

-t --type

DNS request record type (default: A)

-h --help

show this help

-f --file

dns server list to use (default: system resolvers)

-c --count

number of requests to send (default: 10)

-w --wait

maximum wait time for a reply (default: 5)

-t --type

DNS request record type (default: A)

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for dnseval can be found at https://dnsdiag.org/