Which command would you use to view DNS server configuration on a Windows workstation?

Which command would you use to view DNS server configuration on a Windows workstation?

• A. Use nslookup to query external servers
• B. Use ipconfig /all to view DNS information
• C. Ping a host by name
• D. Use tracert to domain controller

Answer: (B)

To see which DNS servers your Windows workstation is configured to use, view the TCP/IP settings for each network adapter. The command ipconfig /all prints the full configuration for every interface, and under each adapter you’ll find a line labeled DNS Servers that lists the DNS server addresses. This directly shows where name resolution queries will be sent. Other options serve different purposes: nslookup is for querying DNS records and, while it can show the server in use at the moment, it doesn’t provide the full set of configured DNS servers for all adapters. Ping by name relies on DNS to resolve the hostname but doesn’t display DNS server configuration. Tracert traces the route to a host and also doesn’t reveal DNS settings.

To see which DNS servers your Windows workstation is configured to use, view the TCP/IP settings for each network adapter. The command ipconfig /all prints the full configuration for every interface, and under each adapter you’ll find a line labeled DNS Servers that lists the DNS server addresses. This directly shows where name resolution queries will be sent.

Other options serve different purposes: nslookup is for querying DNS records and, while it can show the server in use at the moment, it doesn’t provide the full set of configured DNS servers for all adapters. Ping by name relies on DNS to resolve the hostname but doesn’t display DNS server configuration. Tracert traces the route to a host and also doesn’t reveal DNS settings.