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ECHOPING_DNS(1) 					      General Commands Manual						   ECHOPING_DNS(1)

NAME
       echoping_dns - echoping plugin which queries a DNS server

SYNOPSIS
       echoping [echoping options] -m dns hostname request

DESCRIPTION
       dns is an echoping plugin, fo testing the performances of DNS (RFC 1034 and 1035) servers.

ARGUMENTS
       request
	      A domain name

OPTIONS
       -t, --type
	      The type of data requested (NS, A, SOA, etc)

       --no-recurse
	      Do not request recursive queries

       --tcp  Use only TCP ("virtual circuit")

SEE ALSO
       echoping(1),

AUTHOR
       Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortz@users.sourceforge.net>

								   May 26, 2004 						   ECHOPING_DNS(1)