How to do non-TLD look-up?

[Jazz]

I need to know the name server for ladysmith.lib.wi.us

I'm having a brain burp or something this morning; can't figure out how to look this up, can't remember what a non-TLD name is called, probably should just go back to bed. Can anyone help me out? TIA.

Jazz

[Bob]

Hi Jazz,

I did a ping of the domain name: ladysmith.lib.wi.us, which gave me the IP number.

Then I did an IP lookup at Arin.net and got the following information:
WISCNET (NETBLK-WNET-BLOCK198)
780 Regent Street - Suite 305
[nbsp]Madison, WI 53715

Netname: WISCNET-BLOCK1
Netblock: 198.150.0.0 - 198.150.255.255
Maintainer: WISC

Coordinator:
WiscNet NIC[nbsp][nbsp](WN29-ORG-ARIN)[nbsp][nbsp]nic@MAIL.WISCNET.NET
608/265-6761
Fax- 608/262-9085

Domain System inverse mapping provided by:

DNS.UW-MAD.WISCNET.NET[nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp] 205.213.108.100
DNS.UW-MIL.WISCNET.NET[nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp] 205.213.163.100
Record last updated on 16-Sep-1999.
Database last updated on 15-Jan-2001 06:21:26 EDT.

Hope this helps :)

Have a Good One,
Bob

-[nbsp][nbsp]Geezzz does it have to be this much work[nbsp][nbsp]:P -

[Arthur]

You can also use 'dig' (domain information groper, UNIX command), which gets you the answer straight away;
ladysmith.lib.wi.us.[nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp]59m26s IN NS[nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp]athena.mscfs.edu.
ladysmith.lib.wi.us.[nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp]59m26s IN NS[nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp]dns.uw-mad.wiscnet.net.
ladysmith.lib.wi.us.[nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp]59m26s IN NS[nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp]dns.uw-mil.wiscnet.net.

Or you can use nslookup -querytype=ns ladysmith.lib.wi.us (on Unix or Windows 2000)

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Arthur
[This message has been edited by arthur (edited 01-15-01@09:39 am)]

[Jazz]

Thanks, guys! It was just too complicated for me this morning. That's exactly the info I need.

Jazz

[Tibbits]

I find the programme Visual Route handy for this kind of thing. I suppose WS_Ping Pro can help too, but I can't remember where I put it...