Nortel Networks 2500 Series Ip name-server command, There is no default value for this command

186System configuration using the CLI

Table 52

ping command parameters and variables

Parameters and	Description
variables
<A.B.C.D or	Specify:
Hostname>
	• the IP address of the target device in dotted-decimal
	notation
	• the hostname of the device to ping (The hostname
	can be a simple name, such as fred; in this case
	the DNS domain name, if set, is appended. Or
	the hostname can be a full hostname, such as
	fred.ca.nortel.com.)

If the device receives the packet, it sends a ping reply. When the switch receives the reply, it displays a message indicating that the specified IP address is being used. If no reply is received, a message indicates that the address is not responding.

Figure 60 "ping command responses" (page 186) displays sample ping responses.

Figure 60

ping command responses

There is no default value for this command.

ip name-server command

The ip name-servercommand adds one or more DNS servers’ IP addresses. The syntax for the ip name-servercommand is:

ip name-server <A.B.C.D>

The ip name-servercommand is executed in the Global Configuration command mode.

ATTENTION

You can add up to three servers; adding one at a time.

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series

Overview — System Configuration

NN47215-500 (323162-B) 02.02 Standard

4.1 19 November 2007

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