Checking Nameserver setup from command line

Question

Is there a way to check if my domain is setup correctly on the nameservers? Ideally I'd like to run a command from command line, alternatively can use a third party tool.

for example, I'm trying to register a domain that's to be hosted on godaddy.com. I have set up the domain and can see it in my DNS list. The servers that are supposed to be setup are ns51.domaincontrol.com and ns52.domaincontrol.com, however my registration is bouncing saying that there are "No Nameservers found for {my new domain}".

Answer 1

you should be able to check by going to http://network-tools.com.

You will see several different types of DNS look ups, in the center column, click "DNS Records". Below the look up options, in the box, type your domain name then click "Go" to retrieve the result.

After submitting the form, the system will come back with your DNS information. The first things listed are your current nameservers and the IP adresses to which they are pointed.

Answer 2

Zonecheck is a free software and can be run from the command line:

% zonecheck stackoverflow.com
ZONE  : stackoverflow.com.
NS <= : ns51.domaincontrol.com. [216.69.185.26]
NS    : ns52.domaincontrol.com. [208.109.255.26]

       _______________
     ,---------------.|
~~~~ |    warning    || ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     `---------------'
w> Nameservers are all part of the same AS
 | Adv: ZoneCheck
 |   To avoid loosing all connectivity with the authoritative DNS in case
 | of a routing problem inside your Autonomous System, it is advised to
 | host the DNS on different AS.
 `----- -- -- - -  -
 :   All the nameservers are part of the same Autonomous System (AS number
 : 26496), try to have some of them hosted on another AS.
 `..... .. .. . .  .
=> generic

==> SUCCESS (but 1 warning(s))