https://github.com/rnelson/rounderwheel

Recursive DNS client written in Java.
https://github.com/rnelson/rounderwheel

dns dns-cli dns-client java java-8 networking networking-application

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Recursive DNS client written in Java.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/rnelson/rounderwheel
• Owner: rnelson
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-06-27T00:26:00.000Z (7 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-06-27T02:37:45.000Z (7 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-19T10:57:10.868Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: dns, dns-cli, dns-client, java, java-8, networking, networking-application
• Language: Java
• Homepage:
• Size: 127 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  • Security: SECURITY.md

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# RounderWheel

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For my graduate distributed systems class, we had to work with a distributed system: DNS. Specifically, we 

were required to write a recursive DNS client that started at a random root server until it found the 

requested answer. Only a few record types were in scope.

[SSSilverLink](https://twitch.tv/SSSilverLink) is going through a bunch of [TryHackMe](https://tryhackme.com) 

stuff and one of the networking courses talked about how recursive DNS servers work. This reminded me of the 

assignment from years ago and made me grab the source so I could look at it, and I figured I might as well 

just upload it for others to laugh at.

## Details

RounderWheel requires at least Java 8 (1.8). It has been tested on FreeBSD 14.1/amd64 with OpenJDK 8, 

building with Ant 1.10.

As of 2024, it does not function. I'm not sure when it broke and have not diagnosed what is broken.

## Building

You can build a jar by simply running `ant` from the `RounderWheel` directory. The resulting jar file will be 

placed in `dist`.

## Usage

From within `RounderWheel`, you can run the jar file as follows:

```shell

$ java -jar dist/RounderWheel.jar

C:\>google.com

```

The dumb prompt is because that was what the assignment provided, an oversight from the professor that I opted 

to implement as a requirement. You can, however, specify an argument for

```shell

$ java -jar dist/RounderWheel.jar "rw> "

rw> google.com

```