Hub/Switch Reference Guide
IP Services Commands 125
Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series Command Line Reference
set ip dns server
Specifies a DNS server to use for resolving hostnames you enter in CLI commands.
Syntax
set ip dns server ip-addr {primary | secondary}
Defaults
None.
Access
Enabled.
Usage
You can configure a WSS to use one primary DNS server and up to five secondary DNS servers.
Examples
The following commands configure a WSS to use a primary DNS server and two secondary DNS
servers:
WSS# set ip dns server 10.10.10.50/24 primary
success: change accepted.
WSS# set ip dns server 10.10.20.69/24 secondary
success: change accepted.
WSS# set ip dns server 10.10.30.69/24 secondary
success: change accepted.
See Also
• clear ip dns domain on page 100
• clear ip dns server on page 101
• set ip dns on page 113
• set ip dns domain on page 114
• show ip dns on page 151
ip-addr IP address of a DNS server, in dotted decimal or CIDR notation.
primary Makes the server the primary server, which WSS Software always
consults first for resolving DNS queries.
secondary Makes the server a secondary server. WSS Software consults a secondary
server only if the primary server does not reply.