DIG tells you which server returned the results. Look for the SERVER line, should be third from the bottom. If you want to query specific nameservers directly, use dig like this: dig @ns1.myserver domainname.com dig @ns2.myserver domainname.com etc, etc. -Ken ----- Message from Rudi at SoftDux.com --------- Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:25:58 +0200 From: Rudi Ahlers <Rudi at SoftDux.com> Reply-To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> Subject: [CentOS] how do I find out which nameserver returns a DNS query? To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> > Hi all > > If I do a "dig mydomain.co.za" from a Linux server, how do I know which > DNS nameserver returns the queries? > > I seem to have a faulty DNS server, but can't see which one, so I want > to find out which nameserver (if there's 4 - ns1.myserver, > ns2.myserver, ns3.myserver & ns4.myserver) returns the queries? > > -- > > Kind Regards > Rudi Ahlers > CEO, SoftDux > > Web: http://www.SoftDux.com > Check out my technical blog, http://blog.softdux.com for Linux or other > technical stuff, or visit http://www.WebHostingTalk.co.za for Web > Hosting stuff > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos ----- End message from Rudi at SoftDux.com -----