User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Preface
- The Command Line Interface
- First-Time Configuration
- Using the Setup Utility
- Setting Passwords
- Menu Basics
- The Information Menu
- Information Menu
- System Information
- Layer 2 Information
- Layer 3 Information
- IP Routing Information
- ARP Information
- BGP Information
- BGP Peer information
- BGP Summary information
- OSPF Information
- Routing Information Protocol Information
- IP Information
- IGMP Multicast Group Information
- IGMP Group Information
- IGMP Multicast Router Port Information
- IGMP Mrouter Information
- VRRP Information
- Quality of Service Information
- 802.1p Information
- Access Control List Information
- Link Status Information
- Port Information
- Logical Port to GEA Port Mapping
- Fiber Port SFP Status
- Information Dump
- The Statistics Menu
- The Configuration Menu
- Configuration Menu
- Viewing, Applying, and Saving Changes
- System Configuration
- Port Configuration
- Layer 2 Configuration
- 802.1x Configuration
- Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol/ Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol Configuration
- Common Internal Spanning Tree Configuration
- Spanning Tree Configuration
- GVRP Configuration
- GVRP Port Configuration
- Trunk Configuration
- IP Trunk Hash Configuration
- LACP Configuration
- Layer 2 Failover Configuration
- VLAN Configuration
- Protocol-based VLAN Configuration
- Private VLAN Configuration
- Layer 3 Configuration
- IP Interface Configuration
- Default Gateway Configuration
- IP Static Route Configuration
- IP Multicast Route Configuration
- ARP Configuration
- IP Forwarding Configuration
- Network Filter Configuration
- Routing Map Configuration
- Routing Information Protocol Configuration
- Open Shortest Path First Configuration
- Border Gateway Protocol Configuration
- IGMP Configuration
- Domain Name System Configuration
- Bootstrap Protocol Relay Configuration
- VRRP Configuration
- Quality of Service Configuration
- Access Control List Configuration
- Port Mirroring Configuration
- Setup
- Dump
- Saving the Active Switch Configuration
- Restoring the Active Switch Configuration
- The Operations Menu
- The Boot Options Menu
- The Maintenance Menu
- Alteon OS Syslog Messages
- Alteon OS SNMP Agent
- Glossary
- Index
Alteon OS Command Reference
292
The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007
/cfg/l3/dns
Domain Name System Configuration
The Domain Name System (DNS) Menu is used for defining the primary and secondary DNS
servers on your local network, and for setting the default domain name served by the switch
services. DNS parameters must be configured prior to using hostname parameters with the
ping, traceroute, and tftp commands.
[Domain Name System Menu]
prima - Set IP address of primary DNS server
secon - Set IP address of secondary DNS server
dname - Set default domain name
cur - Display current DNS configuration
Table 6-89 Domain Name Service Menu Options (/cfg/l3/dns)
Command Syntax and Usage
prima <IP address (such as 192.4.17.101)>
You will be prompted to set the IP address for your primary DNS server. Use dotted decimal nota-
tion.
secon <IP address (such as 192.4.17.101)>
You will be prompted to set the IP address for your secondary DNS server. If the primary DNS
server fails, the configured secondary will be used instead. Enter the IP address using dotted deci-
mal notation.
dname <dotted DNS notation>|none
Sets the default domain name used by the switch.
For example: mycompany.com
cur
Displays the current Domain Name System settings.