Here are some handy ‘dig’ commands to verify DNS records: Do a hostname lookup # dig www.google.com ; <<>> DiG 9.4.1 <<>> www.google.com ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 76 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 7, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;www.google.com. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: www.google.com. 84790 IN CNAME www.l.google.com. www.l.google.com. 259 IN A 209.85.148.104 www.l.google.com. 259 IN ...
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