# A tool to help monitor pool DNS results

**URL:** https://community.ntppool.org/t/a-tool-to-help-monitor-pool-dns-results/4123
**Category:** Server operators
**Created:** [October 31, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.ntppool.org/t/a-tool-to-help-monitor-pool-dns-results/4123 "2025-10-31T20:54:12Z")
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### Author: ![Badeand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c2a13f/32.png) [@Badeand](https://community.ntppool.org/u/Badeand)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2025, 1:38am UTC](https://community.ntppool.org/t/a-tool-to-help-monitor-pool-dns-results/4123/2 "2025-11-01T01:38:53Z")

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Oh, did something similar a while back, by just running `dig +short pool.ntp.org >> pool.txt` in a loop, and vibe coded up a [script to process the data](https://github.com/Badeender/scripts/blob/main/ntp-pool/ntp-zones.sh) to test [a theory that was being discussed](https://community.ntppool.org/t/gradually-add-remove-server-to-from-pool-in-parallel-to-score-increase-decrease/3366/7) here at the forum.

Seems you’re wanting to test pretty much the same thing?

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