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Configuring DNS Servers Using the CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the CLI commands for configuring the fields

in the Domain Name System pages.

The following is an example of the CLI commands:

Default Domain Name

A default domain name is used when an IP address cannot be mapped to a

known domain name. This domain name is applied to all unqualified host

names.
To define the default domain name:

1 Click System > IP Addressing > Default Domain Name to display the

Table 6-29. DNS CLI Commands

CLI Command

Description

ip domain lookup

no ip domain lookup

Enables DNS system for translating host

names to IP addresses.
Use the no form of this command to

disable DNS-based host name-to-address

translation.

ip name-server {server1-

ipv4-address | server1-ipv6-

address} [server-address2

server-address8]

no ip name-server [server-

address … server-address8]

Sets the available name servers. Up to eight

name servers can be set.
The no form of the command removes a

name server.

clear host {name|*}

Deletes entries from the host name-to-

address cache.

clear host dhcp {name|*}

Deletes entries from the host name-to-

address mapping received from DHCP.

show hosts [name]

Displays the default domain name, the list

of name server hosts, the static and the

cached list of host names and addresses

console (config)# ip domain lookup

console(config)# ip name-server 176.16.1.18

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