Name Service
These commands configure the name service your network uses. A name service allows you to use host names rather than just IP addresses. The default is no name service. If you select a name service, you must also enter a Name Server and a Domain Name (see below).
Service
The choices for name service are DNS and NIS, with DNS being the default.
DNS The network uses the Domain Name Service (DNS).
NIS The network uses the Network Information Service (NIS). NIS is sometimes referred to as YP (Yellow Pages).
OFF The NETServer does not use a name service.
Use the following command:
set namesvc <dns nis off>
Server name
This is the name or IP address of a server providing the name service. You may specify a primary (1) , a secondary (2), and a tertiary (3) name server. The NETServer checks with each name server in turn. If no valid response is received in the amount of time given below, NETServer proceeds to the next name server.
Nameserver 1 | 5 seconds |
Nameserver 2 | 5 seconds |
Nameserver 3 | 15 seconds |
If no valid response is received from Nameserver 3, name resolution fails.
set nameserver <1 2 3> <IP address>
If the <12 3> field is left blank, the NETServer assumes you are configuring the primary nameserver (1).
