Displaying The Dns Configuration; Creating A Banner; Default Banner Configuration; Configuring A Message-Of-The-Day Login Banner - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Software Configuration Manual

Creating a Banner

domain name is the value set by the ip domain-name global configuration command. If there is a
period (.) in the hostname, the IOS software looks up the IP address without appending any default
domain name to the hostname.
To remove a domain name, use the no ip domain-name name global configuration command. To remove
a name server address, use the no ip name-server server-address global configuration command. To
disable DNS on the switch, use the no ip domain-lookup global configuration command.

Displaying the DNS Configuration

To display the DNS configuration information, use the show running-config privileged EXEC
command.
Creating a Banner
You can configure a message-of-the-day (MOTD) and a login banner. The MOTD banner displays on all
connected terminals at login and is useful for sending messages that affect all network users (such as
impending system shutdowns).
The login banner also displays on all connected terminals. It is displayed after the MOTD banner and
before the login prompts.
For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this section, refer to the Cisco IOS
Note
Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference for Release 12.1.
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Default Banner Configuration

The MOTD and login banners are not configured.

Configuring a Message-of-the-Day Login Banner

You can create a single or multiline message banner that appears on the screen when someone logs in to
the switch.
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Default Banner Configuration, page 7-50
Configuring a Message-of-the-Day Login Banner, page 7-50
Configuring a Login Banner, page 7-52
Chapter 7 Administering the Switch
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