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IP Addressing Commands
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The
ip domain-name
Global Configuration mode command defines a default domain name
used by the software to complete unqualified host names (names without a dotted-decimal
domain name). To remove the default domain name, use the
no
form of this command
.
Syntax
ip domain-name
name
no ip domain-name
•
name —
Specifies the default domain name used to complete unqualified host names.
Do not include the initial period that separates an unqualified name from the domain
name. (Range: 1-158 characters)
Default Configuration
A default domain name is not defined.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
•
This command enables host name-to-address translation. The preference in name-to-address
resolution is determined by the type of host name-to-address entry. Static entries are read
first, followed by DHCP entries and DNS-protocol entries.
Examples
The following example defines default domain name dell.com.
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The
ip name-server
Global Configuration mode command defines the available name servers.
To remove a name server, use the
no
form of this command.
Syntax
ip name-server
server-address
[
server-address2 … server-address8
]
no ip name-server
[
server-address1 … server-address8
]
•
server-address —
Specifies IP addresses of the name server.
Default Configuration
No name server addresses are specified.
Console(config)#
ip domain-name
dell.com
