echoping_dns (1) Linux Manual Page

echoping_dns – echoping plugin which queries a DNS server

Synopsis

echoping [echoping options] -m dns hostname request

Description

dns is an echoping plugin, fo testing the performances of DNS (RFC 1034 and 1035) servers.

Arguments

request

A domain name

Options

-t, –type

The type of data requested (NS, A, SOA, etc)

–no-recurse

Do not request recursive queries

–tcp

Use only TCP ("virtual circuit")

See Also

echoping(1),

Author

Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortz [at] users.sourceforge.net>