Ip Domain-Lookup - Allied Telesis IE340 Series Command Reference Manual

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IP DOMAIN LOOKUP

ip domain-lookup

Overview This command enables the DNS client on your device. This allows you to use
domain names instead of IP addresses in commands. The DNS client resolves the
domain name into an IP address by sending a DNS inquiry to a DNS server,
specified with the
It is possible to configure the DNS client to use the DNS relay to resolve domain
lookups originating from the device itself. This configuration may be preferred, as
the DNS relay provides additional functionality that is not available in the DNS
client, such as caching, a configurable timeout length, and other options.
The no variant of this command disables the DNS client. The client will not attempt
to resolve domain names. You must use IP addresses to specify hosts in
commands.
Syntax ip domain-lookup [via-relay]
no ip domain-lookup
Mode Global Configuration
Usage notes The client is enabled by default. However, it does not attempt DNS inquiries unless
there is a DNS server configured.
Examples To enable the DNS client on your device, use the following commands:
awplus#
awplus(config)#
To configure the DNS client to perform resolution via the DNS relay, use the
following commands:
awplus#
awplus(config)#
awplus(config)#
To disable the DNS client on your device, use the following commands:
awplus#
awplus(config)#
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OMMANDS
ip name-server
Parameter Description
via-relay
Perform resolution via DNS relay
configure terminal
ip domain-lookup
configure terminal
ip domain-lookup via-relay
ip dns forwarding
configure terminal
no ip domain-lookup
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