HP ProCurve 2520 Example Using DNS Names with Ping and Traceroute, Figure C-29.Example Network Domain

Troubleshooting

DNS Resolver

Syntax: [no] ip dns domain-name < domain-name-suffix>

This optional DNS command configures the domain suffix that is automatically appended to the host name entered with a DNS-compatible command. When the domain suffix and the IP address for a DNS server that can access that domain are both configured on the switch, you can execute a DNS-compatible command using only the host name of the desired target. (For an example, refer to Figure C-27 on page C-72.) In either of the following two instances, you must manually provide the domain identification by using a fully qualified DNS name with a DNS-compatible command:

•If the DNS server IP address is configured on the switch, but the domain suffix is not configured (null)

•The domain suffix configured on the switch is not the domain in which the target host exists

The switch supports one domain suffix entry and three DNS server IP address entries. (Refer to the preceding command description.)

The no form of the command replaces the configured domain suffix with the null setting. (Default: null)

Example Using DNS Names with Ping and Traceroute

In the network illustrated in Figure C-29, the switch at 10.28.192.1 is config­ ured to use DNS names for DNS-compatible commands in the pubs.outdoors.com domain. The DNS server has been configured to assign the host name docservr to the IP address used by the document server (10.28.229.219).

	Switch “A” Configured						Document
	with DNS Resolver					Router “B”	Server
	10.28.192.1				10.28.192.2		docservr
							(10.28.229.219)
				10.28.229.1
		DNS Server for pubs.outdoors.com
			10.28.229.10
			Host Name for IP address
Domain: pubs.outdoors.com			10.28.229.219 = “docservr”

Figure C-29. Example Network Domain

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