Is Dig Using Udp

The default behavior is to use UDP unless an AXFR or IXFR query is requested, in which case a TCP connection is used.

What port does dig use?

By default the dig command queries port 53 which is the standard DNS port, however we can optionally specify an alternate port if required. This may be useful if an external name server is configured to use a non standard port for some reason.

What is dig protocol?

dig is a network administration command-line tool for querying the Domain Name System (DNS). dig is useful for network troubleshooting and for educational purposes. It can operate based on command line option and flag arguments, or in batch mode by reading requests from an operating system file.

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.

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