Defining Default Domains - Dell PowerConnect 5424 User Manual

The following is an example of the CLI commands:
console> enable
Console# configure
console (config)# ip name-server 176.16.1.18

Defining Default Domains

The Default Domain Name page provides information for defining default DNS domain names. To open
the Default Domain Name page, click System→ IP Addressing→ Default Domain Name in the tree view.
Figure 6-40. Default Domain Name
• Default Domain Name (1-158 characters) — Contains a user-defined DNS domain name server.
When selected, the DNS domain name is the default domain.
• Type — The domain type if the domain was statically or dynamically created.
• Remove — When selected, removes a selected domain.
Defining DNS Domain Names Using the CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the CLI commands for configuring DNS domain names.
Table 6-25. DNS Domain Name CLI Commands
CLI Command Description
ip domain-name name Defines a default domain name that the software uses to complete unqualified host names.
no ip domain-name Disable the use of the Domain Name System (DNS).
show hosts [name] Displays the default domain name, list of name server hosts, the static and the cached list
of host names and addresses.
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