How to Display IPv6 Name Service Information

You can use the nslookup command to display IPv6 name service information.

1. Under your user account, run the nslookup command.

   % /usr/sbin/nslookup

   The default server name and address appear, followed by the nslookup command's angle bracket prompt.

2. View information about a particular host by typing the following commands at the angle bracket prompt:

   >set q=any >host-name

3. Type the following command to view only AAAA records:

   >set q=AAAA hostname

4. Quit the nslookup command by typing exit.

Example 6–16 Using nslookup to Display IPv6 Information

This example shows the results of nslookup in an IPv6 network environment.

%  /usr/sbin/nslookup
Default Server:  dnsserve.local.com
Address:  10.10.50.85
> set q=AAAA
> host85
Server:  dnsserve.local.com
Address:  10.10.50.85

host85.local.com      IPv6 address = 2::9256:a00:fe12:528
> exit