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Get-DnsClientServerAddress

Use Get-DnsClientServerAddress to show the DNS servers configured per network interface.

Command 2 min read Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell 7

Documentation: Microsoft Learn — PowerShell module reference

Written and tested by Dhrub Bharali · Updated

Syntax

1PS> Get-DnsClientServerAddress [[-InterfaceAlias] <string[]>] [-InterfaceIndex <UInt32[]>] [-AddressFamily <AddressFamily[]>] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
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Get-DnsClientServerAddress [[-InterfaceAlias] <string[]>] [-InterfaceIndex <UInt32[]>] [-AddressFamily <AddressFamily[]>] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
  1. Stage 1Get-DnsClientServerAddress-InterfaceAlias -InterfaceIndex -AddressFamily -CimSession

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    Examples

    Get-DnsClientServerAddress -AddressFamily IPv4

    1PS> Get-DnsClientServerAddress -AddressFamily IPv4 | Select-Object InterfaceAlias, ServerAddresses
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    InterfaceAlias  ServerAddresses
--------------  ------------------------
Ethernet        10.20.30.10, 10.20.30.11
Wi-Fi

    Filter by ServerAddresses

    1PS> Get-DnsClientServerAddress -AddressFamily IPv4 | Where-Object { -not $_.ServerAddresses }
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    Sample output · fictional data, shaped like the real thing

    InterfaceAlias  AddressFamily  ServerAddresses
--------------  -------------  ------------------------
Ethernet        IPv4           10.20.30.10, 10.20.30.11
Wi-Fi           IPv4

    Get-DnsClientServerAddress -InterfaceAlias Ethernet

    1PS> Get-DnsClientServerAddress -InterfaceAlias Ethernet
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    Sample output · fictional data, shaped like the real thing

    InterfaceAlias  AddressFamily  ServerAddresses
--------------  -------------  ------------------------
Ethernet        IPv4           10.20.30.10, 10.20.30.11
Wi-Fi           IPv4

    Parameters

    Parameter definitions:

    • -InterfaceAlias
    • -InterfaceIndex
    • -AddressFamily
    • -CimSession

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    Practical use and troubleshooting

    Practical scenario: Use Get-DnsClientServerAddress when you need to show the DNS servers configured per network interface. Start with one identified target and inspect the returned values before extending the operation to a list. Keep the identity in your report so you can trace each result back to the object or path that produced it.

    Common error and fix: No DNS servers on one interface may reflect a different address family or adapter. Select the intended interface and address family before changing DNS settings. In an unattended script, capture this failure with its original error record and record which target failed. An empty result and an unsuccessful query must remain distinguishable in the final report.

    See also: Resolve-DnsName. Get-DnsClientServerAddress reads configured DNS server addresses; Resolve-DnsName performs a DNS query. Configuration alone does not establish that a server can answer the requested record. Read the linked command before substituting it; similar names do not imply identical inputs or output.

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    Recap

    Get-DnsClientServerAddress Use Get-DnsClientServerAddress to show the DNS servers configured per network interface.

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    Genie guideGet-DnsClientServerAddress

    Use Get-DnsClientServerAddress to show the DNS servers configured per network interface. The console below is pre-loaded — run it, then change a value and run it again.

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