CLI Reference Guide-R07

Chapter 25 | Domain Name Service Commands
Multicast DNS Commands
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show hosts This command displays the static host name-to-address mapping table.
Command Mode
Privileged Exec
Example
Note that a host name will be displayed as an alias if it is mapped to the same
address(es) as a previously configured entry.
Console#show hosts
No. Flag Type IP Address TTL Host
---- ---- ------- -------------------- ----- -------------------------------
0 2 Address 192.168.1.55 rd5
1 2 Address 2001:DB8:1::12 rd6
3 4 Address 209.131.36.158 65 www-real.wa1.b.yahoo.com
4 4 CNAME POINTER TO:3 65 www.yahoo.com
5 4 CNAME POINTER TO:3 65 www.wa1.b.yahoo.com
Console#
Multicast DNS Commands
ip mdns This command enables multicast DNS. Use the no form to disable this feature.
Syntax
[no] ip mdns
Default Setting
Enabled
Table 127: show hosts - display description
Field Description
No. The entry number for each resource record.
Flag The field displays “2” for a static entry, or “4” for a dynamic entry stored in the
cache.
Type This field includes “Address” which specifies the primary name for the owner,
and “CNAME” which specifies multiple domain names (or aliases) which are
mapped to the same IP address as an existing entry.
IP Address The IP address associated with this record.
TTL The time to live reported by the name server. This field is always blank for static
entries.
Host The host name associated with this record.