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DNS Server Ping Uses

There are many DNS servers available, and each one performs a different function. DNS servers are used to resolve domain names, or IP addresses to hostnames.

When you ping a hostname, the DNS server is used to look up the IP address associated with that hostname.

The DNS servers used by Ping are primarily used for two purposes: hostname resolution and reverse DNS lookup. Hostname resolution is used when you want to resolve a hostname, such as www.example.com, to its IP address.

Reverse DNS lookup is used to lookup the IP address for a hostname. For example, if you wanted to know the IP address for the hostname example.com, you would use the reverse DNS lookup command to resolve the hostname to an IP address.

DNS servers are often configured to use a particular DNS server for hostname resolution and a different DNS server for reverse DNS lookup. Ping uses the DNS servers configured on your computer for both purposes.