6-49
Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Software Configuration Guide
78-11194-03
Chapter6 Administering the Swi tc h Creating a Banner
domain name is the value set by the ip domain-name global configuration command. If there is a
period (.) in the hostname, the IOS software looks up the IP addre ss wi thou t a ppend in g any d efau lt
domain name to the hostname.
To remove a domain name, use the no ip domain-name name global configuration command. To remove
a name server address, use the no ip name-server server-address global configuration command. To
disable DNS on the switch, use the no ip domain-lookup global configuration command.

Displaying the DNS Configuration

To display the DNS configuration information, use the show running-config privileged EXEC
command.
Creating a Banner
You can configure a message-of-the-day (MOTD) and a login banner. The MOTD banner displays on all
connected terminals at login and is useful for sending messages tha t a ffect al l n etw ork u ser s ( such as
impending system shutdowns).
The login banner also displays on all connected term in als. I t is d ispl ayed a fte r th e MOT D ba nn er and
before the login prompts.
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this section, refer to the Cisco
IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference for Release 12.1.
This section contains this configuration information:
Default Banner Configuration, page 6-49
Configuring a Message-of-the-Day Login Banner, page 6-50
Configuring a Login Banner, page 6-51

Default Banner Configuration

The MOTD and login banners are not configured.