macOS
brew install dnstracerlocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install dnstracerMacPorts ports tree · net/dnstracer/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com
安装
brew install dnstracerlocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install dnstracerMacPorts ports tree · net/dnstracer/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com
sudo apk add dnstracerAlpine Linux edge package indexes · dnstracer · 来源: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
sudo apt install dnstracerDebian stable package indexes · dnstracer · 来源: deb.debian.org
sudo dnf install dnstracerFedora Rawhide package metadata · dnstracer · 来源: dl.fedoraproject.org
nix profile install nixpkgs#dnstracernixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/dn/dnstracer/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
sudo zypper install dnstraceropenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · dnstracer · 来源: download.opensuse.org
概览
Trace a chain of DNS servers to the source
历史
dnstracer is a small DNS troubleshooting tool that follows the delegation chain for a name back toward authoritative servers. Its history is thinly documented, but the official pages show an early-2000s Unix utility aimed at explaining how DNS answers are reached.
The Mavetju project page explains dnstracer as a tool that determines where a DNS server gets information from and follows the chain of DNS servers back to the servers that know the data. The page revision marker is from November 2002, and the man-page source marker is from January 2002.
The manual page, dated July 8, 2004, documents the classic behavior: send non-recursive queries, follow authority records, detect lame servers, and stop after all name servers are queried. The official 1.9 source tarball was still being served by the Mavetju site with a 2008 last-modified timestamp.
dnstracer's adoption is mostly as a packaged Unix DNS diagnostic, not as an actively branded upstream project. Homebrew and other Unix package managers keep it available because it does one old-school job that overlaps with, but is not identical to, dig +trace.
Users run dnstracer with a domain name and optional query type or starting server. It is useful for visualizing referrals, cached answers, authoritative answers, missing glue, lame servers, and PTR/SOA/MX tracing paths.
dnstracer is package-nerd significant as a fossil utility that still earns a slot in package managers: no service, no config, no credentials, just a compact DNS delegation tracer whose behavior is easy to compare across Unix systems.
安全态势
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
blue 风险 · 中 置信度 · tool
在无人值守的代理使用前,请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
dnstracer | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
新鲜度
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安装元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:dnstracer |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 1.9 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 主页 | https://www.mavetju.org/unix/dnstracer.php |
| 最后更新 | 2026-07-17T01:00:37-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | 未记录 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
源数据库匹配
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引,并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
dnstracer 1.9-8
trace DNS queries to the source
http://www.mavetju.org/unix/dnstracer.php
sudo apt install dnstracerdnstracer
nix profile install nixpkgs#dnstracerdnstracer 1.9-8build1
trace DNS queries to the source
http://www.mavetju.org/unix/dnstracer.php
sudo apt install dnstracerdnstracer 1.10-r3
Trace a chain of DNS servers to the source
http://www.mavetju.org/unix/dnstracer.php
sudo apk add dnstracerdnstracer-doc 1.10-r3
Trace a chain of DNS servers to the source (documentation)
http://www.mavetju.org/unix/dnstracer.php
sudo apk add dnstracer-docdnstracer 1.10-12.fc45
Trace DNS queries to the source
http://www.mavetju.org/unix/dnstracer.php
sudo dnf install dnstracerdnstracer 1.10-1.21
Trace a DNS record to its start of authority
https://www.mavetju.org/unix/dnstracer.php
sudo zypper install dnstracerdnstracer
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