# NSLookup // Dig // Whois

## nslookup

### Resources

{% embed url="<https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/nslookup-command-in-linux-with-examples/>" %}

{% embed url="<https://linux.die.net/man/1/nslookup>" %}

{% embed url="<https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/nslookup>" %}

### Usage

```bash
nslookup [-option] [name | -] [server] 
```

### Querying

```bash
# Usage
nslookup -query=OPTION SERVER

# Example
nslookup -query=hinfo google.com
nslookup -query=all google.com
```

### Types

<pre class="language-bash"><code class="lang-bash"># Usage
nslookup -type=OPTION SERVER
<strong>
</strong><strong># Name Server
</strong>nslookup -type=ns SERVER

# Options
    A: Specifies a computer's IP address.
    ANY: Specifies a computer's IP address.
    CNAME: Specifies a canonical name for an alias.
    GID Specifies a group identifier of a group name.
    HINFO: Specifies a computer's CPU and type of operating system.
    MB: Specifies a mailbox domain name.
    MG: Specifies a mail group member.
    MINFO: Specifies mailbox or mail list information.
    MR: Specifies the mail rename domain name.
    MX: Specifies the mail exchanger.
    NS: Specifies a DNS name server for the named zone.
    PTR: Specifies a computer name if the query is an IP address; otherwise, specifies the pointer to other information.
    SOA: Specifies the start-of-authority for a DNS zone.
    TXT: Specifies the text information.
    UID: Specifies the user identifier.
    UINFO: Specifies the user information.
    WKS: Describes a well-known service.

</code></pre>

### Zone Transfer

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/watch?pp=ygUed2hhdCBpcyBhIHpvbmUgdHJhbnNmZXIgYXR0YWNr&v=kdYnSfzb3UA>" %}

```bash
nslookup
> server URL
> set type=any
> ls -d URL
# Find Misconfig
> host -t axfr URL NAMESERVER
```

## Dig

{% embed url="<https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/dig-command-in-linux-with-examples/>" %}

## Whois

### Website

{% embed url="<https://www.whois.com/whois/>" %}

### CLI

```bash
# Get Domain Information
whois google.com
```