Netgear M4300-28G (GSM4328S) - Stackable Managed Switch with 24x1G and 4x10G including 2x10GBASE-T and 2xSFP+ Layer 3 Administrator's Guide
DNS
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Managed Switches
Domain Name System Concepts
The Domain Name System (DNS) protocol maps a host name to an IP address, allowing you
to replace the IP address with the host name for IP commands such as a ping and a
traceroute, and for features such as RADIUS, DHCP relay, SNTP, SNMP, TFTP, SYSLOG,
and UDP relay.
to replace the IP address with the host name for IP commands such as a ping and a
traceroute, and for features such as RADIUS, DHCP relay, SNTP, SNMP, TFTP, SYSLOG,
and UDP relay.
You can obtain the DNS server IP address from your ISP or public DNS server list. DNS is
used to resolve the host’s IP address. It enables a static host name entry to be used to
resolve the IP address. The following are examples of how the DNS feature is used.
used to resolve the host’s IP address. It enables a static host name entry to be used to
resolve the IP address. The following are examples of how the DNS feature is used.
Specify Two DNS Servers
The following example shows how to specify two DNS servers (that is, two IP addresses for
DNS servers) and to resolve an IP address using the DNS server. The example is shown as
CLI commands and as a web interface procedure.
DNS servers) and to resolve an IP address using the DNS server. The example is shown as
CLI commands and as a web interface procedure.
CLI: Specify Two DNS Servers
Web Interface: Specify Two DNS Servers
1.
Select System > Management > DNS > DNS Configuration.
A screen similar to the following displays.
(Netgear Switch)#config
(Netgear Switch) (Config)#ip name-server 12.7.210.170 219.141.140.10
(Netgear Switch) (Config)#ip domain-lookup
(Netgear Switch) (Config)#exit
(Netgear Switch)#ping www.netgear.com
Send count=3, Receive count=3 from 206.82.202.46