Checking scan health using dig utility on windows

download dig-files3.zip from http://members.shaw.ca/nicholas.fong/dig/dig-files3.zip


create Dig Folder

C:\Dig


Copy dig-files3 zip file and extract files

copy     msvcr70.dll to C:\Windows\System32    (if it is already not there)


Copy resolve.conf to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc

open windows command (Run As Administrator)

cd c:\Dig

c:\Dig


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C:\dig>dig kpcrs-scan.kp.com @kp.com

; <<>> DiG 9.3.2 <<>> kpcrs-scan.kp.com @kp.com
; (5 servers found)
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- 86="86" br="br" id:="id:" noerror="noerror" opcode:="opcode:" query="query" status:="status:">;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 3, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;kpcrs-scan.kp.com.      IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
kpcrs-scan.kp.com. 3600  IN      A       192.168.26.64
kpcrs-scan.kp.com. 3600  IN      A       192.168.26.65
kpcrs-scan.kp.com. 3600  IN      A       192.168.26.66

;; Query time: 0 msec
;; SERVER: 172.55.20.253#53(172.55.20.253)
;; WHEN: Mon Oct 01 14:19:11 2012
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 90

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C:\dig>dig kpcrs-scan.kp.com @kp.com

; <<>> DiG 9.3.2 <<>> kpcrs-scan.kp.com @kp.com
; (5 servers found)
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- 675="675" br="br" id:="id:" noerror="noerror" opcode:="opcode:" query="query" status:="status:">;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 3, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;kpcrs-scan.kp.com.      IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
kpcrs-scan.kp.com. 3600  IN      A       192.168.26.65
kpcrs-scan.kp.com. 3600  IN      A       192.168.26.66
kpcrs-scan.kp.com. 3600  IN      A       192.168.26.64

;; Query time: 0 msec
;; SERVER: 172.55.20.253#53(172.55.20.253)
;; WHEN: Mon Oct 01 14:19:20 2012
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 90

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C:\dig>dig kpcrs-scan.kp.com @kp.com

; <<>> DiG 9.3.2 <<>> kpcrs-scan.kp.com @kp.com
; (5 servers found)
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- 830="830" br="br" id:="id:" noerror="noerror" opcode:="opcode:" query="query" status:="status:">;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 3, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;kpcrs-scan.kp.com.      IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
kpcrs-scan.kp.com. 3600  IN      A       192.168.26.66
kpcrs-scan.kp.com. 3600  IN      A       192.168.26.64
kpcrs-scan.kp.com. 3600  IN      A       192.168.26.65

;; Query time: 0 msec
;; SERVER: 172.55.20.253#53(172.55.20.253)
;; WHEN: Mon Oct 01 14:19:22 2012
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 90


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Every time IPs sequence is changing in round robin fashion.