Displaying Dns Server Information; Configuring And Managing Aliases - Nortel 2300 Series Configuration Manual

Displaying DNS Server Information

To display DNS server information, use the following command:
show ip dns
The following example shows DNS server information on an WSS switch configured to use three DNS
servers.
23x0# show ip dns
Domain Name: example.com
DNS Status: enabled
IP Address
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10.1.1.1
10.1.1.2
10.1.2.1
(For information about the fields in the output, see the Nortel WLAN Security Switch 2300 Software Command
Reference.)

Configuring and Managing Aliases

An alias is a string that represents an IP address. You can use aliases as shortcuts in CLI commands. For
example, you can configure alias pubs1 for IP address 10.10.10.20, and enter ping pubs1 as a shortcut for
ping 10.10.10.20.
Aliases take precedence over DNS. When you enter a hostname, WSS Software checks for an alias with that
name first, before using DNS to resolve the name.
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