C:\> ping www.internetdomain.com
Pinging www.internetdomain.com.internal.domain.com [23.24.25.26] ...
And / Or:
C:\> NsLookup www.internetdomain.com
...
Name: www.internetdomain.com.internal.domain.com
Address: 23.24.25.26
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SomeHost
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : internal.domain.com
C:\> NsLookup
> set debug
> www.internetdomain.com
Or
> set d2
> www.internetdomain.com
1. With no wildcard record
C:\> NsLookup
> www.internetdomain.com
ACTION: Appending Primary DNS Suffix
HEADER: NXDOMAIN (Does Not Exist)
QUESTIONS: www.internetdomain.com.internal.domain.com
ACTION: Appending Parent Suffix
HEADER: NXDOMAIN (Does Not Exist)
QUESTIONS: www.internetdomain.com.domain.com
ACTION: Without Suffix
HEADER: NOERROR
QUESTIONS: www.internetdomain.com
ANSWERS: IP Address(es) of www.google.com and any related records
2. With a wildcard for domain.com and Append Parent Suffixes selected
C:\> NsLookup
> www.internetdomain.com
ACTION: Appending Primary DNS Suffix
HEADER: NOERROR
QUESTIONS: www.internetdomain.com.internal.domain.com
ANSWERS: IP Address(es) of *.domain.com. Matching Wildcard record to "www.internetdomain.com.internal"
C:\> NsLookup
> www.internetdomain.com
ACTION: Appending Primary DNS Suffix
HEADER: NOERROR
QUESTIONS: www.internetdomain.com.internal.domain.com
ANSWERS: IP Address(es) of *.internal.domain.com. Matching wildcard record to "www.internetdomain.com"
C:\> NsLookup
> www.internetdomain.com
ACTION: Appending Primary DNS Suffix
HEADER: NXDOMAIN
QUESTIONS: www.internetdomain.com.internal.domain.com
ACTION: Appending first DNS Suffix from Search List (otherdomain.com)
HEADER: NXDOMAIN
QUESTIONS: www.internetdomain.com.otherdomain.com
ACTION: Appending second DNS Suffix from Search List (domain.com)
HEADER: NOERROR
QUESTIONS: www.internetdomain.com.domain.com
ANSWERS: IP Address(es) of *.domain.com. Matching Wildcard record to "www.internetdomain.com"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\DNSClient
Name: AppendToMultiLabelName
Data: 0 (Do not append suffix) or 1 (Append suffix)
Default: 0
LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\DNSCache\Parameters
Name: AppendToMultiLabelName
Data: 0 (Do not append suffix) or 1 (Append suffix)
Default: 0
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