How to specify a DNS server for nslookup queries

Use nslookup to query using a specific DNS server.

You can query DNS records using a specific DNS server using nslookup:

$ nslookup my_domain.com some_dns_server

Let's say you want to query google.com:

$ nslookup google.com ns2.google.com

Server: ns2.google.com
Address: 216.239.34.10#53
Name: google.com
Address: 216.58.223.206
Name: google.com
Address: 2c0f:b50:4003:801::200e

nslookup specify dns server to query