3Com Switch 8800 Configuration Guide Chapter 14 DNS Configuration
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III. Configuraiton procedure

Enable dynamic domain name resolution
[SW8800] dns resolve
Configure the IP address of the domain name server to 172.16.1.1.
[SW8800] dns server 172.16.1.1
Configure the domain name suffix as com.
[SW8800] dns domain com
Ping a host with the specified domain name.
[SW8800] ping ftp
Trying DNS server (172.16.1.1)
PING ftp.com (200.200.200.200): 56 data bytes, press CTRL_C to break
Reply from 200.200.200.200: bytes=56 Sequence=1 ttl=128 time=2 ms
Reply from 200.200.200.200: bytes=56 Sequence=2 ttl=128 time=2 ms
Reply from 200.200.200.200: bytes=56 Sequence=3 ttl=128 time=2 ms
Reply from 200.200.200.200: bytes=56 Sequence=4 ttl=128 time=2 ms
Reply from 200.200.200.200: bytes=56 Sequence=5 ttl=128 time=2 ms
--- ftp.com ping statistics ---
5 packet(s) transmitted
5 packet(s) received
0.00% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 2/2/2 ms
The routing configuration between the switch and the domain name sever is omitted
here, and refer to the related chapter for the configuration.
14.6 Troubleshooting Domain Name Resolution Configuration
Fault: Domain name resolution fails.
Troubleshoot: Perform the following procedures:
z Check whether the domain name resolution function is enabled.
z Check whether the IP address of the domain name sever is correctly configured.
z Check whether there is a correct route between the domain name sever and the
switch.
z Check whether there is network connection failure, such as network cable break,
loose connection, and so on.