Configuring Domain Name System (DNS) Characteristics

Displaying the DNS Counters

To display the DNS counters, use the SHOW/LIST INTERNET NAME

RESOLUTION COUNTERS command.

To reset the DNS counter, use the ZERO INTERNET NAME RESOLUTION COUNTERS command.

DNS Counter Display Example

The following example shows how to display the various DNS counters:

Local> SHOW INTERNET NAME RESOLUTION COUNTERS

 

Input Packets:

5

Duplicate Responses:

0

Output Packets:

7

Bad Responses:

0

Total Responses:

5

Truncated Responses:

0

OK Answers:

3

Fail Answers:

0

Total Queries:

2

FORMERR Answers:

0

 

 

Duplicate Queries:

0

The following table describes the information in the previous example:

Field

Description

 

 

Input Packets

Number of packets entering the access server from

 

the DNS server.

Output Packets

Number of packets exiting the access server into the

 

DNS server.

Total Responses

Total number of responses received by the access

 

server from the DNS server. This total includes the

 

bad responses, truncated responses, and duplicate

 

responses, along with good responses.

OK Answers

Number of valid answers received from the DNS

 

server.

Total Queries

Number of DNS queries sent by the access server.

Duplicate Responses

Number of identical responses to queries.

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