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)