Dns Test - 3Com 4210 9-Port Configuration Manual

DNS Test

Network requirements
An switch serves as the remote-ping client, and a PC serves as the DNS server. Perform a remote-ping
DNS test between the switch and the DNS server to test the time required from the client sends a DNS
request to it receives a resolution result from the DNS server.
Network diagram
Figure 1-10 Network diagram for the DNS test
Configuration procedure
Configure DNS Server:
Use Windows 2003 Server as the DNS server. For DNS server configuration, refer to the related
instruction on Windows 2003 Server configuration.
Configure Remote-ping Client (Switch A)
# Enable the remote-ping client.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] remote-ping-agent enable
# Create a remote-ping test group, setting the administrator name to administrator and test tag to dns.
[Sysname] remote-ping administrator dns
# Configure the test type as dns.
[Sysname-remote-ping-administrator-dns] test-type dns
# Configure the IP address of the DNS server as 10.2.2.2.
[Sysname-remote-ping-administrator-dns] dns-server 10.2.2.2
# Configure to resolve the domain name www.test.com.
[Sysname-remote-ping-administrator-dns] dns resolve-target www.test.com
# Configure to make 10 probes per test.
[Sysname-remote-ping-administrator-dns] count 10
# Set the probe timeout time to 5 seconds.
[Sysname-remote-ping-administrator-dns] timeout 5
# Start the test.
[Sysname-remote-ping-administrator-dns] test-enable
# Display test results.
[Sysname-remote-ping-administrator-dns] display remote-ping results administrator dns
remote-ping entry(admin administrator, tag dns) test result:
Destination ip address:10.2.2.2
Send operation times: 10 Receive response times: 10
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