[GH-ISSUE #43] Specify IP version on dual-stack #31

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opened 2026-03-14 01:06:37 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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Originally created by @MeganerdNL on GitHub (Jan 8, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ameshkov/dnslookup/issues/43

Is it possible (to implement) to specify what IP version to use when on dual-stack? It seems to me that it now uses the first result from a DNS query of the used server. It is useful for me to specify if I want to use IPv4 or IPv6. This is probably similar or the same as #12

Originally created by @MeganerdNL on GitHub (Jan 8, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ameshkov/dnslookup/issues/43 Is it possible (to implement) to specify what IP version to use when on dual-stack? It seems to me that it now uses the first result from a DNS query of the used server. It is useful for me to specify if I want to use IPv4 or IPv6. This is probably similar or the same as #12

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2026-03-14 01:06:47 +03:00

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@ameshkov commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2023):

Currently it always prefers IPv4 when it's available.

There's an option to override it if you use a DNS stamp as a server address.

Here's an example, a DNS query to tls://dns.google which uses 8.8.8.8 specifically:

dnslookup example.org sdns://AwcAAAAAAAAABzguOC44LjgACmRucy5nb29nbGU

@ameshkov commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2023): Currently it always prefers IPv4 when it's available. There's an option to override it if you use a [DNS stamp](https://dnscrypt.info/stamps) as a server address. Here's an example, a DNS query to `tls://dns.google` which uses `8.8.8.8` specifically: ``` dnslookup example.org sdns://AwcAAAAAAAAABzguOC44LjgACmRucy5nb29nbGU ```

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2026-03-14 01:06:52 +03:00

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@MeganerdNL commented on GitHub (Jan 9, 2023):

Thanks, that is very helpful for now and works as you described!

@MeganerdNL commented on GitHub (Jan 9, 2023): Thanks, that is very helpful for now and works as you described!