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How do I find a list of Global Catalog Servers using nslookup?

The following commands will list all Global Catalog Servers in your Active Directory domain:

1. From the command prompt, type nslookup.
   • C:\nslookup
2. Set the type to server.
   • >set type=srv
3. Find the Global Catalog Server(s).
   • >_gc._tcp.<DnsForestName>
4. Example:
   •  >_gc._tcp.“your domain.com”
5. The results will include the hostname and IP address of each Global Catalog Server.
6. Type “exit” to leave the nslookup session.