Net::DNS::Header - DNS packet header class

NAME

SYNOPSIS

use Net::DNS::Header;

DESCRIPTION

A Net::DNS::Header object represents the header portion of a DNS packet.

METHODS

new

    $header = new Net::DNS::Header;
    $header = new Net::DNS::Header(\$data);

Without an argument, new creates a header object appropriate for making a DNS query.

If new is passed a reference to a scalar containing DNS packet data, it creates a header object from that data.

print

    $header->print;

Dumps the header data to the standard output.

id

    print "query id = ", $header->id, "\n";
    $header->id(1234);

Gets or sets the query identification number.

qr

    print "query response flag = ", $header->qr, "\n";
    $header->qr(0);

Gets or sets the query response flag.

opcode

    print "query opcode = ", $header->opcode, "\n";
    $header->opcode("UPDATE");

Gets or sets the query opcode (the purpose of the query).

aa

    print "answer is ", $header->aa ? "" : "non-", "authoritative\n";
    $header->aa(0);

Gets or sets the authoritative answer flag.

tc

    print "packet is ", $header->tc ? "" : "not ", "truncated\n";
    $header->tc(0);

Gets or sets the truncated packet flag.

rd

    print "recursion was ", $header->rd ? "" : "not ", "desired\n";
    $header->rd(0);

Gets or sets the recursion desired flag.

ra

    print "recursion is ", $header->ra ? "" : "not ", "available\n";
    $header->ra(0);

Gets or sets the recursion available flag.

rcode

    print "query response code = ", $header->rcode, "\n";
    $header->rcode("SERVFAIL");

Gets or sets the query response code (the status of the query).

qdcount, zocount

    print "# of question records: ", $header->qdcount, "\n";
    $header->qdcount(2);

Gets or sets the number of records in the question section of the packet. In dynamic update packets, this field is known as zocount and refers to the number of RRs in the zone section.

ancount, prcount

    print "# of answer records: ", $header->ancount, "\n";
    $header->ancount(5);

Gets or sets the number of records in the answer section of the packet. In dynamic update packets, this field is known as prcount and refers to the number of RRs in the prerequisite section.

nscount, upcount

    print "# of authority records: ", $header->nscount, "\n";
    $header->nscount(2);

Gets or sets the number of records in the authority section of the packet. In dynamic update packets, this field is known as upcount and refers to the number of RRs in the update section.

arcount, adcount

    print "# of additional records: ", $header->arcount, "\n";
    $header->arcount(3);

Gets or sets the number of records in the additional section of the packet. In dynamic update packets, this field is known as adcount.

data

    $hdata = $header->data;

Returns the header data in binary format, appropriate for use in a DNS query packet.