> Ok, sorry, let me re-phrase. > > I want to know on my own server, which of my nameservers replied to the DNS > query. In this example 4.2.2.1 is our ISP's upstream DNS server, which is > configured in /etc/resolv.conf - so it should technically appear there. > > But, let's say I query host1.myserver.co.za - and myserver.co.za is on > another server, and has ns1.myserver.co.za, ns2.myserver.co.za, > ns3myserver.co.za & ns4.myserver.co.za > > So, as far as I know, any one of those can reply (round robbin DNS?), but I > would like to know which one replies for this particular dig. Is that > possible? I don't want to specify a server to query, I want to find out > which of the 4 returns the query. If it's a cached reply, does it mean I > won't see it? > > is "dig +trace host" what you are looking for? if not then the bind-users mailing list is a fantastic resource for all dns queries (pun intended) mike