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UDP port 53 - For queries

 

C:\Windows\systems32\dns\cache.dns = Root hints

 

kb249868

 

TCP 53 - For zone transfers (secondary copy).

 

dnscmd /clearcache

 

nslookup

set type=ns

google.com

 

dnscmd /zoneexport <zone> <exportfile>

dnscmd /createdirectorypartition app1.domain.local

dnscmd /enumdirectorypartitions

dnscmd dnsserver1 /enlistdirectorypartition app1.domain.local

dnscmd /deletedirectorypartition app1.domain.local

dnscmd /config /globalnamessupport 1

dnscmd dnsserver1.domain.local /recordadd globalnames server3 cname server3.domain.local

 

 

 

 

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