DNS check

The Destination address is the DNS server to query, usually on port 53.

Field

Meaning

DNS name to query

Name whose resolution should be checked

Record type

A, AAAA, MX, TXT, CNAME or NS

Expected response (optional)

An expected response; without a specified value, at least one matching record must be returned

For A and AAAA, the expected address must match the selected IP version. An MX response has the format 10 mail.example.org. TXT checks the exact content. The check returns the number and content of the responses, as well as the response time. It explicitly queries the specified DNS server.