DNS Commands 4

Command Usage

Servers or other network devices may support one or more connections via multiple IP addresses. If more than one IP address is associated with a host name using this command, a DNS client can try each address in succession, until it establishes a connection with the target device.

Example

This example maps two address to a host name.

Console(config)#ip host rd5 192.168.1.55 10.1.0.55

Console(config)#end

Console#show hosts

Hostname rd5

Inet address

10.1.0.55192.168.1.55

Alias Console#

clear host

This command deletes entries from the DNS table.

Syntax

clear host {name *}

•name - Name of the host. (Range: 1-64 characters)

•* - Removes all entries.

Default Setting

None

Command Mode

Privileged Exec

Example

This example clears all static entries from the DNS table.

Console(config)#clear host *

Console(config)#

ip domain-name

This command defines the default domain name appended to incomplete host names (i.e., host names passed from a client that are not formatted with dotted notation). Use the no form to remove the current domain name.

Syntax

ip domain-name name no ip domain-name

name - Name of the host. Do not include the initial dot that separates the host name from the domain name. (Range: 1-64 characters)

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