======== SUMMARY: ======== The Dnsquery sample demonstrates the use of DnsQuery() function to send queries to a DNS server to resolve the host name to an IP address and vice versa. ============ DESCRIPTION: ============ This sample sends a query to a DNS server to query host (A) record or PTR record set. 1.To resolve a host name to an Ip address run the program as follows: >Dnsquery -n host1 -t A -s 1.1.1.1( optional) 2.To resolve an IP address for example 1.2.3.4 to a name run the program as follows: >Dnsquery -n 4.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa -t PTR -s 1.1.1.1(optional) ==================== SUPPORTED PLATFORMS: ==================== Windows 2000 ========= Building: ========= To build, type "nmake" at the command line. When using the sample code in a project, be sure to link with the DNSAPI.LIB and the WS2_32.LIB libraries. ===== FILES ===== The directory contains the following files: File Description README.TXT This file MAKEFILE Project make file dnsquery.cpp DnsQuery() main program