root@kali:~# dnstracer -h dnstracer: invalid option -- 'h' DNSTRACER version 1.8.1 - (c) Edwin Groothuis - http://www.mavetju.org Usage: dnstracer [options] [host] -c: disable local caching, default enabled -C: enable negative caching, default disabled -o: enable overview of received answers, default disabled -q <querytype>: query-type to use for the DNS requests, default A -r <retries>: amount of retries for DNS requests, default 3 -s <server>: use this server for the initial request, default localhost If . is specified, A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET will be used. -t <maximum timeout>: Limit time to wait per try -v: verbose -S <ip address>: use this source address. -4: don't query IPv6 servers
dnstracer Usage Example
root@kali:~# dnstracer -r 3 -v example.com Tracing to example.com[a] via 192.168.1.1, maximum of 3 retries 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) IP HEADER - Destination address: 192.168.1.1 DNS HEADER (send)