PowerShell/docs/check-dns.md

The check-dns.ps1 Script

This PowerShell script measures the DNS resolution speed using 100 internet domains and prints it.

Parameters

/home/markus/Repos/PowerShell/scripts/check-dns.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Example

PS> ./check-dns.ps1
✅ Internet DNS lookups in 33.6ms

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Check the DNS resolution 
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script measures the DNS resolution speed using 100 internet domains and prints it.
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./check-dns.ps1
	✅ Internet DNS lookups in 33.6ms 
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
 
try {
	$table = Import-CSV "$PSScriptRoot/../data/popular-domains.csv"

	$stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
	if ($IsLinux) {
		foreach($row in $table){$nop=dig $row.Domain +short}
	} else {
		Clear-DnsClientCache
		foreach($row in $table){$nop=Resolve-DNSName $row.Domain}
	}
	[float]$elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds * 1000.0
	$speed = [math]::round($elapsed / $table.Length, 1)
	if ($speed -gt 100.0) {
		Write-Host "⚠️ Internet DNS lookups take $($speed)ms!"
	} else {  
		Write-Host "✅ Internet DNS lookups in $($speed)ms"
	}
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}

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