Bay Networks 6300 Supplement Manual page 417

Book B
Remote Annex 6300 Supplement to the Remote Annex Administrator's Guide for UNIX
If the host table acquires a new entry after it is full, the RA 6300 deletes
the oldest, least-used entry to make room for the new one. If the host table
is too small, it frequently changes. Increasing the size of the host table
using the RA 6300 parameter host_table_size reduces these changes.
Other tools for managing the host table are:
• The CLI hosts –n and hosts –f commands.
The hosts –n command displays name server information; hosts
–f flushes all, or specified, entries in the host table.
• The na or CLI admin command reset annex nameserver.
The reset annex nameserver command resets all name server
parameters discussed in this section and flushes all entries from
the host table.
Flushing the host table and resetting the name server does
not remove down-loaded entries from the gateway
section of the configuration file.
Additionally, the gateway section of the configuration
file permits a line entry containing a host name that is
associated with an IP Address. This entry is identical to
the /etc/hosts file entry, except aliasing is not supported.
When the RA 6300 boots, it adds this host name entry to
the host table. Each entry lives in the host table until a
nameserver overrides the information or until the
administrator resets the nameserver using the na or CLI
admin commands.
Chapter 1 Network Administration
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