Avaya Cajun P580, User Manual, Page: 315 / 770

Document No. 650-100-700, Issue 1 11-7
Configuring DNS Client
2. Select Enable from the DNS Lookup field pull-down menu to enable
DNS on the switch.
* Note: When DNS is enabled and configured, you can enter
DNS names in place of IP addresses for the following
CLI commands. Again, DNS is for use with the CLI
only for testing connectivity and copying files from
TFTP servers, not the normal operation of the Avaya
Multiservice switch.
•ping
•telnet
•connect
•trace (traceroute)
•copy tftp
3. Enter the DNS server IP address for each DNS server in the DNS Server
IP Address fields (fields 1-6).
4. Enter the domain name suffix for each DNS server in the Domain Name
Suffix fields (fields 1-6).
5. Click APPLY to save your changes, or CANCEL to restore previous
settings.
CLI Commands
The following commands configure DNS client using the CLI. (You must
be in Global Configuration mode):
Enabling & Configuring DNS parameters:
ip domain-lookup
(to enable DNS Client)
ip name-server <a.b.c.d> (to add a DNS server address)
ip domain-list <name> and ip domain-name <name> (to add a DNS
suffix)
Disabling & Clearing DNS parameters:
no ip domain-lookup (to disable DNS Client)
no ip name-server <a.b.c.d> (to remove a DNS server address)
no ip domain-list <name> (to remove a DNS suffix)
no ip domain-name <name> (same as no ip domain-list)
Display DNS configuration:
show hosts (display the DNS Client configuration)