6. To what IP address is the DNS query message sent? Use ipconfig to determine the IP address of your local DNS server. Are these two IP addresses the same?
7. Examine the DNS query message. What “Type” of DNS query is it? Does the query message contain any “answers”?
8. Examine the DNS response message. How many “answers” are provided? What does each of these answers contain?
9. Consider the subsequent TCP SYN packet sent by your host. Does the destination IP address of the SYNpacket correspond to any of the IP addresses provided in the DNS response message?
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- Fall '09
- IP address, Domain Name System, DNS query message
