1-3Configuring the IPv4 DNS ClientConfiguring Static Domain Name ResolutionConfiguring static domain name resolution refers to specifying the mappings between host names andIPv4 addresses. Static domain name resolution allows applications such as Telnet to contact hosts byusing host names instead of IPv4 addresses.Follow these steps to configure static domain name resolution:To do… Use the command… RemarksEnter system view system-view ––Configure a mapping between a hostname and an IPv4 address ip host hostname ip-address RequiredNot configured by default.z The IPv4 address you last assign to the host name will overwrite the previous one if there is any.z You may create up to 50 static mappings between domain names and IPv4 addresses.Configuring Dynamic Domain Name ResolutionTo send DNS queries to a correct server for resolution, dynamic domain name resolution needs to beenabled and a DNS server needs to be configured.In addition, you can configure a DNS suffix that the system will automatically add to the provideddomain name for resolution.Follow these steps to configure dynamic domain name resolution:To do… Use the command… RemarksEnter system view system-view —Enable dynamic domain nameresolution dns resolve RequiredDisabled by default.Specify a DNS server dns server ip-address RequiredNot specified by default.Configure a DNS suffix dns domain domain-nameOptionalNot configured by default, thatis, only the provided domainname is resolved.
