To check the domain name to IP address resolution from a computer which command can be used?

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To check the domain name to IP address resolution from a computer which command can be used?

DNS lookups translate a domain name into its corresponding IP address by querying DNS records. The command designed specifically for this purpose is nslookup. When you run it with a domain name, it reaches a DNS server and returns the resolved IP address, along with related DNS information if you request it. This makes it the most direct and reliable way to verify the mapping between a domain and its IP. Other commands can reveal an IP as part of their operation, but they aren’t built for DNS record discovery. Ping will use DNS to resolve a domain to an IP to test reachability, but its goal is connectivity, not DNS data. Traceroute shows the path to a host and may display IPs along the route, not the primary function of resolving a domain to an IP. Ipconfig shows your network configuration and which DNS servers you use, but it doesn’t perform a DNS lookup itself.

DNS lookups translate a domain name into its corresponding IP address by querying DNS records. The command designed specifically for this purpose is nslookup. When you run it with a domain name, it reaches a DNS server and returns the resolved IP address, along with related DNS information if you request it. This makes it the most direct and reliable way to verify the mapping between a domain and its IP.

Other commands can reveal an IP as part of their operation, but they aren’t built for DNS record discovery. Ping will use DNS to resolve a domain to an IP to test reachability, but its goal is connectivity, not DNS data. Traceroute shows the path to a host and may display IPs along the route, not the primary function of resolving a domain to an IP. Ipconfig shows your network configuration and which DNS servers you use, but it doesn’t perform a DNS lookup itself.

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