Chapter 25
| Domain Name Service Commands
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ipv6 host This command creates a static entry in the DNS table that maps a host name to an
IPv6 address. Use the no form to remove an entry.
Syntax
[no] ipv6 host name ipv6-address
name - Name of an IPv6 host. (Range: 1-127 characters)
ipv6-address - Corresponding IPv6 address. This address must be entered
according to RFC 2373 “IPv6 Addressing Architecture,” using 8 colon-
separated 16-bit hexadecimal values. One double colon may be used in the
address to indicate the appropriate number of zeros required to fill the
undefined fields.
Default Setting
No static entries
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Example
This example maps an IPv6 address to a host name.
Console(config)#ipv6 host rd6 2001:0db8:1::12
Console(config)#end
Console#show hosts
No. Flag Type IP Address TTL Domain
---- ---- ------- -------------------- ----- -------------------------------
0 2 Address 192.168.1.55 rd5
1 2 Address 2001:DB8:1::12 rd6
Console#
clear dns cache This command clears all entries in the DNS cache.
Command Mode
Privileged Exec
Example
Console#clear dns cache
Console#show dns cache
No. Flag Type IP Address TTL Host
------- ------- ------- --------------- ------- --------
Console#