Net::DNS::Packet - DNS packet object class

new
data
header
question, zone
answer, pre, prerequisite
authority, update
additional
print
string
answerfrom
answersize
push
dn_comp
dn_expand

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NAME

Net::DNS::Packet - DNS packet object class

SUPPORTED PLATFORMS

Linux
Solaris
Windows

This module is not included with the standard ActivePerl distribution. It is available as a separate download using PPM.

SYNOPSIS

use Net::DNS::Packet;

DESCRIPTION

A Net::DNS::Packet object represents a DNS packet.

METHODS

new

    $packet = new Net::DNS::Packet(\$data);
    $packet = new Net::DNS::Packet(\$data, 1);  # set debugging

    $packet = new Net::DNS::Packet("foo.com");
    $packet = new Net::DNS::Packet("foo.com", "MX", "IN");

    ($packet, $err) = new Net::DNS::Packet(\$data);

If passed a reference to a scalar containing DNS packet data, new creates a packet object from that data. A second argument can be passed to turn on debugging output for packet parsing.

If passed a domain, type, and class, new creates a packet object appropriate for making a DNS query for the requested information. The type and class can be omitted; they default to A and IN.

If called in array context, returns a packet object and an error string. The error string will only be defined if the packet object is undefined (i.e., couldn't be created).

Returns undef if unable to create a packet object (e.g., if the packet data is truncated).

data

    $data = $packet->data;

Returns the packet data in binary format, suitable for sending to a nameserver.

header

    $header = $packet->header;

Returns a Net::DNS::Header object representing the header section of the packet.

question, zone

    @question = $packet->question;

Returns a list of Net::DNS::Question objects representing the question section of the packet.

In dynamic update packets, this section is known as zone and specifies the zone to be updated.

answer, pre, prerequisite

    @answer = $packet->answer;

Returns a list of Net::DNS::RR objects representing the answer section of the packet.

In dynamic update packets, this section is known as pre or prerequisite and specifies the RRs or RRsets which must or must not preexist.

authority, update

    @authority = $packet->authority;

Returns a list of Net::DNS::RR objects representing the authority section of the packet.

In dynamic update packets, this section is known as update and specifies the RRs or RRsets to be added or delted.

additional

    @additional = $packet->additional;

Returns a list of Net::DNS::RR objects representing the additional section of the packet.

print

    $packet->print;

Prints the packet data on the standard output in an ASCII format similar to that used in DNS zone files.

string

    print $packet->string;

Returns a string representation of the packet.

answerfrom

    print "packet received from ", $packet->answerfrom, "\n";

Returns the IP address from which we received this packet. User-created packets will return undef for this method.

answersize

    print "packet size: ", $packet->answersize, " bytes\n";

Returns the size of the packet in bytes as it was received from a nameserver. User-created packets will return undef for this method (use length $packet->data instead).

push

    $packet->push("pre", $rr);
    $packet->push("update", $rr);
    $packet->push("additional", $rr);

    $packet->push("update", $rr1, $rr2, $rr3);
    $packet->push("update", @rr);

Adds RRs to the specified section of the packet.

dn_comp

    $compname = $packet->dn_comp("foo.bar.com", $offset);

Returns a domain name compressed for a particular packet object, to be stored beginning at the given offset within the packet data. The name will be added to a running list of compressed domain names for future use.

dn_expand

    use Net::DNS::Packet qw(dn_expand);
    ($name, $nextoffset) = dn_expand(\$data, $offset);

    ($name, $nextoffset) = Net::DNS::Packet::dn_expand(\$data, $offset);

Expands the domain name stored at a particular location in a DNS packet. The first argument is a reference to a scalar containing the packet data. The second argument is the offset within the packet where the (possibly compressed) domain name is stored.

Returns the domain name and the offset of the next location in the packet.

Returns (undef, undef) if the domain name couldn't be expanded.