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What is a good free tool for testing DNS environments against corruptions?

Expert Laura E. Hunter tells a reader about DNSLint, her favorite tool for testing the security of a DNS environment.

Laura Hunter

Published: 24 Mar 2006

What would be a good tool (free) to test DNS environments against any corruptions?

My favorite is DNSLint, which is a free download from Microsoft and is really useful in diagnosing common name resolution issues. Other useful (free) tools include netdiag and dcdiag from the Windows Support tools.

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