Command-line tool

dnstracer

brew/dnstracer

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Trace a chain of DNS servers to the source

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install dnstracer

Linux

brew install dnstracer

Find out where your local DNS got the information on www.example.com

dnstracer www.example.com

Start with a [s]pecific DNS that you already know

dnstracer -s dns.example.org www.example.com

Only query IPv[4] servers

dnstracer -4 www.example.com

Browse

• Domains and DNS

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