Chapter 28
| Domain Name Service Commands
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Related Commands
ip domain-list (857)
ip name-server (860)
ip domain-lookup (858)
ip host This command creates a static entry in the DNS table that maps a host name to an
IPv4 address. Use the no form to remove an entry.
Syntax
[no] ip host name address
name - Name of an IPv4 host. (Range: 1-100 characters)
address - Corresponding IPv4 address.
Default Setting
No static entries
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Usage
Use the no ip host command to clear static entries, or the clear host command to
clear dynamic entries.
Example
This example maps an IPv4 address to a host name.
Console(config)#ip host rd5 192.168.1.55
Console(config)#end
Console#show hosts
No. Flag Type IP Address TTL Domain
---- ---- ------- -------------------- ----- ------------------------------
0 2 Address 192.168.1.55 rd5
Console#
ip name-server This command specifies the address of one or more domain name servers to use for
name-to-address resolution. Use the no form to remove a name server from this
list.
Syntax
[no] ip name-server server-address1 [server-address2 …
server-address6]
server-address1 - IPv4 or IPv6 address of domain-name server.
server-address2 … server-address6 - IPv4 or IPv6 address of additional
domain-name servers.