Administrator Guide

Switch Management Commands 1992
console(config)#ip host accounting.dell.com 176.10.23.1
ip name-server
Use the ip name-server command in Global Configuration mode to define
available IPv4 or IPv6 name servers. To delete a name server, use the no form
of this command.
Syntax
ip name-server server-address1 [server-address2 … server-address8]
no ip name-server [server-address1 … server-address8]
• server-address — Valid IPv4 or IPv6 addresses of the name server. (Range:
1–255 characters)
Default Configuration
No name server IP addresses are specified.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
Server preference is determined by entry order.
Up to eight servers can be defined in one command or by using multiple
commands. Use the show hosts command to display the configured name
servers.
Example
The following example sets the available name server.
console(config)#ip name-server 176.16.1.18
ip name-server source-interface
Use the ip name-server source-interface command to select the interface
from which to use the IP address in the source IP address field of transmitted
DNS packets. To revert to the default IP address, use the no form of this
command.