IP Services Commands 125

set ip dns server

Specifies a DNS server to use for resolving hostnames you enter in CLI commands.

Syntax set ip dns server ip-addr{primary secondary}

ip-addr

IP address of a DNS server, in dotted decimal or CIDR notation.

primary

Makes the server the primary server, which WSS Software always

 

consults first for resolving DNS queries.

secondary

Makes the server a secondary server. WSS Software consults a secondary

 

server only if the primary server does not reply.

Defaults

None.

Access

Enabled.

Usage You can configure a WSS to use one primary DNS server and up to five secondary DNS servers.

Examples The following commands configure a WSS to use a primary DNS server and two secondary DNS servers:

WSS# set ip dns server 10.10.10.50/24 primary success: change accepted.

WSS# set ip dns server 10.10.20.69/24 secondary success: change accepted.

WSS# set ip dns server 10.10.30.69/24 secondary success: change accepted.

See Also

clear ip dns domain on page 100

clear ip dns server on page 101

set ip dns on page 113

set ip dns domain on page 114

show ip dns on page 151

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