Dns resolver and rmon, Introduction, Configuring the dns resolver – Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router User Manual

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DNS Resolver and RMON

Introduction

This chapter describes commands related to the Domain Name Server (

DNS

) resolver and

remote network monitoring (

RMON)

feature in the switch. This chapter also describes how to

configure router port

MAC

addresses with the

chngmac

command.

The commands for these features are available from the Networking submenu, which is
described in Chapter 25, “IP Routing.”

Configuring the DNS Resolver

The Names Submenu

The

Names

command takes you to the Names submenu. The one command in this menu,

res

,

is used to view and to configure the Domain Name Server (

DNS

) resolver. You can configure

up to three Domain Name Servers. The switch searches all three servers until it resolves the
name to an

IP

address or until it fails to find the name.

To display the

Names

submenu, enter the following command:

names

A screen similar to the following displays:

Command

Resolver Configuration Menu

------------

--------------------------------------------------------

res

View/Configure the DNS resolver

Main File Summary VLAN Networking
Interface Security System Services Help

To configure one or more Domain Name Servers, enter the following command:

res

If the resolver function has not been enabled, a screen similar to the following displays:

DNS Resolver Configuration

1) Resolver Enabled : No

Command {Item=Value/?/Help/Quit/Redraw/Save} (Redraw) :

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