Configuring Domain Name System (DNS) Characteristics

Nameservers (Learned):

 

 

99.99.99.99

Local

name.acme.com

88.88.88.88

Local

secondary.acme.com

DHCP server: 16.20.244.250

Local>

The following table describes the DNS characteristics that appear in the previous example. (See the Displaying WINS Characteristics section in this chapter for an explanation of the WINS characteristics in the display.)

Field

Description

 

 

Domain Name

Name of the access server default domain. If a

 

DHCP server provides this information, the display

 

includes “ (from DHCP)” at the end of the line

Resolution Host Limit

Maximum number of host names that can be entered

 

using the SET/DEFINE/CHANGE INTERNET

 

HOST command. Note that this parameter is

 

currently not functional.

Resolution Mode

DNS data retrieval preference: LOCAL, REMOTE,

 

ORDERED, STUB or SLAVE. (See the Name

 

Resolution Modes table in this chapter.)

Resolution Time Limit

Minimum time in seconds between name server

 

retries.

Resolution Retry Limit

Maximum number of times DNS can retry the same

 

name server when looking for a particular Internet

 

host name.

Name Servers (Locally

The Internet address, type (local or root), and

configured)

absolute domain name of name servers entered by a

 

user. If a DHCP server provides this information,

 

the display includes “ (from DHCP)” at the end of

 

the line.

Name Servers (Learned)

The Internet address, type (local or root), and

 

absolute domain name of name servers learned by

 

DNS.

 

 

If a DHCP server provides the Domain Name information, the display includes “(from DHCP)” at the end of each line of information and the Internet address of the DHCP server.

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