The Texas Regional Hostmaster FAQ : How can the current name servers be determined for a domain?
The short answer is to query an authoritative parent name server for the zone and in that query, ask for the NS records related to that zone. Here is an example using the commonly available command line tool called nslookup which is generally available on most modern operating systems that make use of the DNS. First, start the application from your command prompt by typing nslookup and hitting the return or enter key. Next, type server ns.gen.tx.us or server dns.ns.gen.tx.us to select one of the parent name servers for a domain suffix managed by the Texas Regional Hostmaster. Then, hit the return or enter key. Now, type set query=ns to indicate to the software that you want to query for name server (or NS) records. Then, hit the return or enter key. Finally, type the name of the zone for which you want information and hit the return or enter key. The information returned will include the names of the current name servers along with some other information. The name servers listed are th
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