[jds]

From what I can figure, the tools discussed above are about editing a 'hosts' file, whereas I came across this thread searching for an equivalent/replacement for 'nslookup' (also, the tool by that name in 'trace.zip' didn't work at all for me).

I've finally found something that fits the bill : http://members.tripo...lve/resolve.zip

Joe.

PS. You may not be able to download the above file directly by clicking the above link. You can copy the link location into the address line of your browser or visit the hosting page : http://members.tripo...ve/resolve.html

This post has been edited by jds: 07 November 2012 - 07:11 AM

[Nomen]

I use nslookup.exe that identifies itself as:

NSLookup Version 2.0
Copyright 1995
Global Solutions, Inc.

File size: 17,920 bytes
File Date: March 4, 1996
File Description: NSLOOKUP MFC Application

It's a widows GUI application (it does not drop you into a DOS shell). You enter the name of a host and it gives you the FQDN, Alias and resolved IP address (or addresses) all of which you can cut and paste. If you enter an IP address instead of a host, it will rDNS and give you the host-name (if it exists).

[jds]

Nomen, on 10 November 2012 - 10:17 AM, said:

I use nslookup.exe that identifies itself as:

NSLookup Version 2.0
Copyright 1995
Global Solutions, Inc.

File size: 17,920 bytes
File Date: March 4, 1996
File Description: NSLOOKUP MFC Application

It's a widows GUI application (it does not drop you into a DOS shell). You enter the name of a host and it gives you the FQDN, Alias and resolved IP address (or addresses) all of which you can cut and paste. If you enter an IP address instead of a host, it will rDNS and give you the host-name (if it exists).

Thanks, I'd be interested in trying this.

Unfortunately however, my attempts to find this utility were exactly a "wild goose chase". I think I located this company's physical address, postal address, phone and fax numbers but alas, no signs of a web site! (Of course, even if I find their web site, chances are this olde utility will long have been deleted.)

Joe.

[jaclaz]

jds, on 12 November 2012 - 02:00 AM, said:

Unfortunately however, my attempts to find this utility were exactly a "wild goose chase". I think I located this company's physical address, postal address, phone and fax numbers but alas, no signs of a web site! (Of course, even if I find their web site, chances are this olde utility will long have been deleted.)

Your google-fu is seemingly low ,
the real issue is that the good guys put one of the nice robots.txt on their site (which is no more):
http://wayback.archi...ww.globsol.com/
(it should be this one )

Maybe you can get something of use by googling for:
site:http://cd.textfiles.com/ nslookup

but cannot say....


jaclaz

[jds]

jaclaz, on 12 November 2012 - 07:30 AM, said:

jds, on 12 November 2012 - 02:00 AM, said:

Unfortunately however, my attempts to find this utility were exactly a "wild goose chase". I think I located this company's physical address, postal address, phone and fax numbers but alas, no signs of a web site! (Of course, even if I find their web site, chances are this olde utility will long have been deleted.)

Your google-fu is seemingly low ,
the real issue is that the good guys put one of the nice robots.txt on their site (which is no more):
http://wayback.archi...ww.globsol.com/
(it should be this one )

Maybe you can get something of use by googling for:
site:http://cd.textfiles.com/ nslookup

but cannot say....


jaclaz

Thank you jaclaz (and Nomen).

I had never heard of this company before, so was unable to find their original URL, which is gone and forgotten (BTW, I don't recall this effect being mentioned by Asimov).

That search query you gave is certainly interesting. This helped to track down an 'nslookup' utility from Ashmount Research that kinda works, but doesn't resolve some internal network names like 'resolve' is able.

Further searching the net revealed this gem : http://www.jimprice....t.shtml#nsbatch (seems to work as well as 'resolve' and has more features).

Joe.

[dencorso]

jds, on 13 November 2012 - 03:13 AM, said:

I had never heard of this company before, so was unable to find their original URL, which is gone and forgotten (BTW, I don't recall this effect being mentioned by Asimov).

You should try Philip K. Dick... particularly: "Flow my Tears, the Policeman Said!".

[jds]

dencorso, on 14 November 2012 - 01:07 AM, said:

jds, on 13 November 2012 - 03:13 AM, said:

I had never heard of this company before, so was unable to find their original URL, which is gone and forgotten (BTW, I don't recall this effect being mentioned by Asimov).

You should try Philip K. Dick... particularly: "Flow my Tears, the Policeman Said!".

Thanks, Den. It's been a long time since I took the time to read a novel.

Hmmm ... So the missing data is due to a serious case of "observer effect"? Since some of us apparently have memories of this data, that means we've been taken into an alternate reality where the data doesn't exist. The observer is the Internet Archive, but if that dies, we don't get the missing data back, so that doesn't work. Instead we need an antidote to those pesky robots, the KR-3 of the 'net.

BTW, I've found another 'nslookup' (and more!) tool : HoverIP. Lots of features, however, it requires KernelEx, Kext (Kstub) and a couple more little details, which I've documented in the Kext thread.

Joe.