Nslookup - Extreme Networks ExtremeWare XOS Command Reference Manual

ExtremeWare XOS 11.5 supports only the Summit X450 family of switches and the BlackDiamond 8800 series switch.

nslookup

nslookup <host-name-or-ip>
Description
Displays the IP address or hostname of the requested host.
Syntax Description
host-name-or-ip
Default
N/A.
Usage Guidelines
For nslookup to work, you must configure the DNS client, and the switch must be able to reach the
DNS server.
Host Name and Remote IP Address Character Restrictions. This section provides information about the
characters supported by the switch for host names and remote IP addresses.
When specifying a host name or remote IP address, the switch permits only the following characters:
Alphabetical letters, upper case and lower case (A-Z, a-z)
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Numerals (0-9)
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Period ( . )
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Dash ( - ) Permitted only for host names
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Underscore ( _ ) Permitted only for host names
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Colon ( : )
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When naming or configuring an IP address for your network server, remember the requirements listed
above.
Example
The following command looks up the IP address of a computer with the name of bigserver.xyz_inc.com:
nslookup bigserver.xyz_inc.com
History
This command was first available in ExtremeWare XOS 10.1.
Support for using an IP address to obtain the name of the host was added in ExtremeWare XOS 11.0.
ExtremeWare XOS 11.5 Command Reference Guide
Specifies the hostname or IP address.
nslookup
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