Microsoft ES4612 User Manual

DNS Commands

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These commands are used to configure Domain Naming System (DNS) services. 
You can manually configure entries in the DNS domain name to IP address mapping 
table, configure default domain names, or specify one or more name servers to use 
for domain name to address translation. 

Note that domain name services will not be enabled until at least one name server is 
specified with the ip name-server command and domain lookup is enabled with the 
ip domain-lookup command. 

This command creates a static entry in the DNS table that maps a host name to an 
IP address. Use the no form to remove an entry.

[no] ip host name address1 [address2 … address8]

• name - Name of the host. (Range: 1-64 characters)
• address1 - Corresponding IP address.
• address2 … address8 - Additional corresponding IP addresses. 

No static entries

Global Configuration

ip host

Creates a static host name-to-address mapping

GC

clear host

Deletes entries from the host name-to-address table

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ip domain-name

Defines a default domain name for incomplete host names 

GC

ip domain-list

Defines a list of default domain names for incomplete host names GC

ip name-server

Specifies the address of one or more name servers to use for host 

name-to-address translation

GC

ip domain-lookup

Enables DNS-based host name-to-address translation

GC

show hosts

Displays the static host name-to-address mapping table

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show dns

Displays the configuration for DNS services

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show dns cache

Displays entries in the DNS cache

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clear dns cache

Clears all entries from the DNS cache

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