Domain Name Service Client Services
Domain Name Service Client Services
Command
config dns-client default-domain
<domain_name>
config dns-client add <ipaddress>
config dns-client delete <ipaddress>
nslookup <hostname>
show dns-client
2-20
The Domain Name Service (DNS) client in ExtremeWare augments
the following commands to allow them to accept either IP addresses
or host names:
telnet
download [image | configuration | bootrom]
upload configuration
ping
traceroute
In addition, the nslookup utility can be used to return the IP
address of a hostname.
Table 2-6
describes the commands used to configure DNS.
Table 2-6 DNS Commands
Description
Configures the domain that the DNS client uses if a
fully qualified domain name is not entered. For
example, if the default domain is configured to be
foo.com, executing ping bar searches for
bar.foo.com.
Adds a DNS name server(s) to the available server
list for the DNS client. Up to three name servers can
be configured.
Removes a DNS server.
Displays the IP address of the requested host.
Displays the DNS configuration.