My "Dig" client is now done...

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William Stacey

I finally got around to finishing (is anything ever finished?) my native
Windows dig client NetDig 1.0. As a DNS MVP, have been a bit embarrassed
about not finishing this sooner, but here it is and try it out at
www.mvptools.com. I had to build a full resolver to do this, so it took
some work. The command line is more Windows like. I can add other switches,
so let me know what is important to you.

This is nice because its 1 exe and you don't need the Bind install or a
bunch of dlls to use it. Run from floppy if you like. You do need
Framework 1.1 on the machine however. I tested on 98se, NT, W2K, and W3K.
Let me know if you have any issues. If you run from a network share, you
need to up the .Net trust on the exe (assembly) using the .Net wizard.
However, it should run from local drives ok. Hope you find it useful and
can give me feedback. Cheers!
 
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William Stacey said:
I finally got around to finishing (is anything ever finished?) my
native Windows dig client NetDig 1.0. As a DNS MVP, have been a bit
embarrassed about not finishing this sooner, but here it is and try
it out at www.mvptools.com. I had to build a full resolver to do
this, so it took some work. The command line is more Windows like. I
can add other switches, so let me know what is important to you.

This is nice because its 1 exe and you don't need the Bind install or
a bunch of dlls to use it. Run from floppy if you like. You do need
Framework 1.1 on the machine however. I tested on 98se, NT, W2K, and
W3K. Let me know if you have any issues. If you run from a network
share, you need to up the .Net trust on the exe (assembly) using the
.Net wizard. However, it should run from local drives ok. Hope you
find it useful and can give me feedback. Cheers!
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Awesome William!!!

Go EAGLES!

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Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
Thanks Ace man :-) Hate to keep tossing new versions at you, but if you
downloaded 1.0 - get 1.1 at www.mvptools.com. Kevin pointed out a problem
with names having underscores. These did not pass MS's Uri.CheckName()
method, so I built a different method. I also have DNS updates working,
just need to blend them into the command line interface. It will be cool
having query and updates in the same tool. Secure update may come latter.
There are a few RRs like KEY and NXT, that need some work, but I have never
used these.

BTW - what are the official allowable characters in a domain name these
days? By my read, we have letters and digits, ".", "_", and "-". Any
others you can think of?
 
BTW. NetDig 1.2 also has an "/out file" option to allow you to easily
create a Master File format file. This can be used for quick backups,
moving zones, etc.
Example:
netdig @192.168.0.1 myzone.com. axfr /out myzone.com.dns
 
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William Stacey said:
Thanks Ace man :-) Hate to keep tossing new versions at you, but if
you downloaded 1.0 - get 1.1 at www.mvptools.com. Kevin pointed out
a problem with names having underscores. These did not pass MS's
Uri.CheckName() method, so I built a different method. I also have
DNS updates working, just need to blend them into the command line
interface. It will be cool having query and updates in the same
tool. Secure update may come latter. There are a few RRs like KEY
and NXT, that need some work, but I have never used these.

BTW - what are the official allowable characters in a domain name
these days? By my read, we have letters and digits, ".", "_", and
"-". Any others you can think of?
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As for characters, my take on it, is we are safe choosing alphanumerics and
dashes. No underscores. (Yes, I know the RFC says that you can use it in a
domain name, but I would rather not). Dots of course are part of the
hierarchal structure. :-)

I'll test it tonite.

Go Eagles!!
(Hope you're a Philly fan).



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Ace

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Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
In William Stacey <[email protected]> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
: Cool

Hi William, it finds the SRV records now in the _subzones, but RP records
come back invalid query type.
I sent you an email, it looks like you were up late last night working on
this. :-)
 
I was :-) I figured srv record queries really needed to be fixed. Seems I
missed rfc 1183. Glad someone is using more then just 1035. Looks like an
easy one. I put up update and post back. Thanks Kevin.
 
In William Stacey <[email protected]> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
: I was :-) I figured srv record queries really needed to be fixed.
: Seems I missed rfc 1183. Glad someone is using more then just 1035.
: Looks like an easy one. I put up update and post back. Thanks Kevin.
:
Don't mind a bit, If I find any thing else I'll let you know.
 
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Kevin D. Goodknecht said:
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Don't mind a bit, If I find any thing else I'll let you know.



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Hope This Helps
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Glad you guys had some time to test this. Been doing a couple doubles this
week. Hate doubles...But I did get a new job offer. Mulling it over at this
time. (Hope no one from work reads this). LOL

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William Stacey said:
NetDig 1.3 up at site. Have 1183 rrs now.
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Can you rename the zip to reflect the latest version?
:-)

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William Stacey said:
NetDig 1.3 up at site. Have 1183 rrs now.
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Thanks for the fix on the out file.
:-)

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Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
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William Stacey said:
Good idea. Thanks.
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:-)

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Hi! :)

Me Again.
+trace option (from original dig) ? == Im just Annoying :)

Btw., this tool and "move" that You did rocks! :)

Tnkz.

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William Stacey said:
BTW. NetDig 1.2 also has an "/out file" option to allow you to easily
create a Master File format file. This can be used for quick backups,
moving zones, etc.
Example:
netdig @192.168.0.1 myzone.com. axfr /out myzone.com.dns
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I'll get on it. I have been putting it off.

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BaKaR said:
Hi! :)

Me Again.
+trace option (from original dig) ? == Im just Annoying :)

Btw., this tool and "move" that You did rocks! :)

Tnkz.

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*. Remove: "DnotSpamMe" When R_ing.
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