User`s guide

IP Address Management
Local DNS host address table
3-20 Preliminary January 30, 1998 Pipeline User’s Guide
Editing the local DNS table
You use the DNS table editor from the terminal server to edit the DNS table
entries. While the editor is in use, the local DNS table is disabled for reading and
updating.
Note:
This procedure defines a table entry as one of the eight table indexes,
which include the host name, IP address (or addresses), and information fields.
1
Use the DO Terminal Server command menu to open the Terminal Server.
From the DO command menu, press Ctrl-D and select E-Terminal Server.
2
From the terminal server, enter:
ascend% dnstab edit
If the table has already been created, the number of the entry last edited
appears in the prompt.
3
Type an entry number or press Return to edit the entry number currently
displayed.
A warning appears if you type an invalid entry number. If the entry exists,
the current value for that entry appears in the prompt.
4
Do one of the following and press Enter.
– Type the new name for the current entry.
If the name is accepted it is entered into the table and a prompt requests the
IP address for the name that you just entered.
You can find a list of restrictions you must follow in naming entries in the
DNS table at the end of this section.
– Press Return to accept the current name.
– Clear the name by pressing the space bar and then Return.
If you clear an entry name and do not replace it with a new name, all
information in all fields for that entry is discarded.
5
Do one of the following:
– If you are changing the name of the entry but not the IP address, press
Return.
– To change the IP address, type the new IP address