Specifications

Chapter 6 Setting Network Preferences 71
To change DNS servers for a port or device:
$ sudo serversetup -setDNSServer ( devicename |" portname ") server1 [ server2 ]
[...]
To list DNS servers for a configuration:
$ sudo networksetup -getdnsservers " configuration "
To view DNS search domains for port en0:
$ serversetup -getDefaultDNSDomain ( devicename |" portname ")
To change DNS search domains for port en0:
$ sudo serversetup -setDefaultDNSDomain ( devicename |" portname ") domain1
[
domain2 ] [...]
To view DNS search domains for a port or device:
$ serversetup -getDNSDomain ( devicename |" portname ")
To change DNS search domains for a port or device:
$ sudo serversetup -setDNSDomain ( devicename |" portname ") domain1 [ domain2 ]
[...]
To list DNS search domains for a configuration:
$ sudo networksetup -getsearchdomains " configuration "
To set DNS servers for a configuration:
$ sudo networksetup -setdnsservers " configuration " dns1 [ dns2 ] [...]
To set search domains for a configuration:
$ sudo networksetup -setsearchdomains " configuration " domain1 [ domain2 ]
[...]
To validate a DNS server:
$ serversetup -verifyDNSServer server1 [ server2 ] [...]
To validate DNS search domains:
$ serversetup -verifyDNSDomain domain1 [ domain2 ] [...]
Enabling TCP/IP
To enable or disable TCP/IP on a computer, use the serversetup tool.
To enable TCP/IP on a port:
$ serversetup -EnableTCPIP [( devicename |" portname ")]
If you don’t provide an interface, en0 is assumed.
To disable TCP/IP on a port:
$ serversetup -DisableTCPIP [( devicename |" portname ")]
If you don’t provide an interface, en0 is assumed.