Operation and Software Configuration
The TCP/IP-LAT software also supports limited use of the server to resolve domain-names.
This support does not allow the server to be a general Domain Name Server for the network, but
it does allow the server to resolve domain-names when the server is directly asked to resolve a
domain-name (i.e., the server has been designated to be a primary or secondary name server
for a host or for another server). Typical applications of this support include:
• using one server as the primary or secondary Domain Name Server for other servers in
the network
• using the server to resolve domain-names on a small network that does not use a host for
name serving
• using the server to resolve domain-names in conjunction with the rotary connections
feature.
Upon receipt of a request, the server will examine the domain-name table in the operational
database. The server will send a domain-name response for any domain-names contained in the
database.
To specify domain-names that will be permanently stored by the terminal server, you must first
specify the default-domain-suffix (as described earlier in this section). Then, use the SET and
DEFINE DOMAIN commands to identify names to be resolved by the server. For example, to
specify that the server will resolve the domain-name "HOST1.XYPLEX.COM" with the internet-
address 128.1.2.3, use the commands:
Xyplex>> DEFINE DOMAIN HOST1.XYPLEX.COM 128.1.2.3
Xyplex>> SET SET DOMAIN HOST1.XYPLEX.COM 128.1.2.3
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