Using Nslookup with Google Ipv6 Dns?
I Am Trying to Use Nslookup to Query Google. Com with 2001:4860:4860: :8888, Which Is Google Ipv6 Dns. but I Get No Response, Eg Connection. Always Times Out...
I am trying to use nslookup to query google.com with 2001:4860:4860::8888, which is google IPv6 DNS. But I get no response, eg connection. always times out.
When I try same procedure just as DNS put 8.8.8.8, which is IPv4 DNS, everything works fine.
What I am missing here?
PS. I am using mac
EDIT:
nslookup google.com 8.8.8.8
gives output
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: google.com
Address: 216.58.212.46
but
nslookup google.com 2001:4860:4860::8844
gives output
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
1 Answer
Ok I managed to solve this. It was due to lack of understanding how IPv4 and IPv6 networks function.
I was connected to IPv4 wifi. Trying to nslookup with 8.8.8.8 would obviously work. But trying to access IPv6 DNS from IPv4 network does not work.
If I switch to IPv6 wifi, nslookup with 2001:4860:4860::8844 DNS will yield correct results. Also if I try nslookup with 8.8.8.8 it will also work, since I can access IPv4 DNS from IPv6 network.
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