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Chapter 7 Administering the Switch
Creating a Banner
If you use the switch IP address as its hostname, the IP address is used and no DNS query occurs. If you
configure a hostname that contains no periods (.), a period followed by the default domain name is
appended to the hostname before the DNS query is made to map the name to an IP address. The default
domain name is the value set by the
ip domain-name
global configuration command. If there is a
period (.) in the hostname, the Cisco IOS software looks up the IP address without appending any default
domain name to the hostname.
To remove a domain name, use the
no ip domain-name
name
global configuration command. To remove
a name server address, use the
no ip name-server
server-address
global configuration command. To
disable DNS on the switch, use the
no ip domain-lookup
global configuration command.
Displaying the DNS Configuration
To display the DNS configuration information, use the
show running-config
privileged EXEC
command.
Creating a Banner
You can configure a message-of-the-day (MOTD) and a login banner. The MOTD banner displays on all
connected terminals at login and is useful for sending messages that affect all network users (such as
impending system shutdowns).
The login banner also displays on all connected terminals. It appears after the MOTD banner and before
the login prompts.
Note
For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this section, see the
Cisco IOS
Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference, Release 12.2
.
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Default Banner Configuration, page 7-17
•
Configuring a Message-of-the-Day Login Banner, page 7-17
•
Configuring a Login Banner, page 7-18
Default Banner Configuration
The MOTD and login banners are not configured.
Configuring a Message-of-the-Day Login Banner
You can create a single or multiline message banner that appears on the screen when someone logs in to
the switch.