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Preliminary November 23, 1998
MultiVoice Gateway for the MAX— User’s Guide
Configuring IP Routing
Configuring the local IP network setup
Configuring the local DNS table
To enable and configure the local DNS table:
1
Open the Ethernet > Mod Config > DNS menu.
2
Select a setting for the List Attempt parameter.
3
Specify the list size by setting the List Size parameter.
4
Select Enable Local DNS Table=Yes.
The default is No.
5
Select a setting for the Loc.DNS Tab Auto Update parameter.
Criteria for valid names in the local DNS table
Each name in the local DNS table:
•
Must be unique in the table.
•
Must start with an alphabetic character, which may be either uppercase or lowercase.
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Must be less than 256 characters
•
Can be a local name or a fully qualified name that includes the domain name.
Periods at the ends of names are ignored.
Entering IP addresses in the local DNS table
To enter IP addresses in a local DNS table, you use the DNS table editor from the terminal
server. While the editor is in use, the system cannot look up addresses in the table or perform
automatic updates. A table entry is one of the eight table indexes. It includes the host name, IP
address (or addresses), and information fields. To place the initial entries in the table:
1
At the terminal-server interface, type
dnstab edit
.
Before you make any entries, the table is empty. The editor initially displays zeros for
each of the eight entries in the table. To exit the table editor without making an entry, press
Enter.
2
Type an entry number and press Enter.
A warning appears if you type an invalid entry number. If the entry exists, the current
name for that entry appears in the prompt.
3
Type the name for the current entry.
If the system accepts the name, it places the name in the table and prompts you for the IP
address for the name that you just entered. (For the characteristics of a valid name, see
“Criteria for valid names in the local DNS table” on page 8-14.)
If you enter an invalid name, the system prompts you to enter a valid name.
4
Type the IP address for the entry.
If you enter an address in the wrong format, the system prompts you for the correct
format. If your format is correct, the system places the address in the table and the editor
prompts you for the next entry.
5
When you are finished making entries, type the letter
O
and press Enter when the editor
prompts you for another entry.
