How do I lookup an ipv6 address using the host command?
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-t type Query type: The type argument can be any recognized query type: CNAME, NS, SOA, TXT, DNSKEY, AXFR, etc. When no query type is specified, host automatically selects an appropriate query type. By default, it looks for A, AAAA, and MX records. If the -C option is given, queries will be made for SOA records. If name is a dotted-decimal IPv4 address or colon-delimited IPv6 address, host will query for PTR records. If a query type of IXFR is chosen the starting serial number can be specified by appending an equal followed by the starting serial number (like -t IXFR=12345678).
An excellent write up on DNS records: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_DNS_record_types
$ host -t AAAA www.netflix.com www.netflix.com is an alias for www.geo.netflix.com. www.geo.netflix.com is an alias for www.eu-west-1.prodaa.netflix.com. www.eu-west-1.prodaa.netflix.com has IPv6 address xxxx:xxx:x::xxxx:xxxx www.eu-west-1.prodaa.netflix.com has IPv6 address xxxx:xxx:x::xxxx:xxxx ... ... ...
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