Domain Name Service Client Services; Checking Basic Connectivity; Ping - Extreme Networks ExtremeWare XOS Guide Manual

Domain Name Service Client Services

The Domain Name Service (DNS) client in ExtremeWare XOS augments the following commands to
allow them to accept either IP addresses or host names:
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telnet
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download bootrom
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download image
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ping

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traceroute
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configure radius server
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configure tacacs server
In addition, the
nslookup
You can specify up to eight DNS servers for use by the DNS client using the following command:
configure dns-client add
You can specify a default domain for use when a host name is used without a domain. Use the
following command:
configure dns-client default-domain
For example, if you specify the domain xyz-inc.com as the default domain, then a command such as
will be taken as if it had been entered
ping accounting1

Checking Basic Connectivity

NOTE
The Aspen 8810 switch does not support user-created virtual routers. You must use the vr option for these
commands when running them on VR-Mgmt.
The switch offers the following commands for checking basic connectivity:
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ping
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traceroute
Ping
The command enables you to send Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo messages to a
ping
remote IP device. The
ping
The command syntax is:
ping
ping {count <count> {start-size <start-size>} | continuous {start-size <start-size> |
{start-size <start-size> {end-size <end-size>}}} {udp} {dont-fragment} {ttl <ttl>}
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utility can be used to return the IP address of a hostname.
command is available for both the user and administrator privilege level.

Domain Name Service Client Services

ping accounting1.xyz-inc.com
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