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diff --git a/eteutils/DNSUtils.py b/eteutils/DNSUtils.py
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+import dns.message
+import dns.name
+import dns.query
+
+class DNSUtils:
+    """ Utilities useful for DNS requests """
+
+    def dns_request(self, domain, ns):
+        """ return the ip address of the given domain name from the given nameserver """
+        request = dns.message.make_query(domain, dns.rdatatype.A);
+        request.flags |= dns.flags.AD;
+        request.find_rrset(request.additional, dns.name.root, 65535, dns.rdatatype.OPT, create=True, force_unique=True)
+        response = dns.query.udp(request, ns)
+
+        for answer in response.answer:
+            for item in answer.items:
+                return item
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