Nslookup: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The nslookup command can be used in Windows and Unix to find the IP addresses of a particular computer, using DNS lookup. The name means "name server lookup".

$ nslookup www.wikipedia.org Server: ns0.southern.edu Address: 216.229.224.4

Non-authoritative answer: Name: www.wikipedia.org Addresses: 207.142.131.248, 207.142.131.235, 207.142.131.236, 207.142.131.245 207.142.131.246, 207.142.131.247