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dns edit

dns edit - Change the DNS configuration

Description:

dns edit allows you to choose the server and the interface to use for the DNS service.

Syntax:

dns edit [ {dhcp {enable <interface-name> | disable}} |
             {dhcp6 {enable <interface-name> | disable}} |
             {domain <string>} |
             {hostname <string>} |
             {dhcp-hostname <string>} | 
             {dhcp-hostname-option <custom|serial-number|current>} 
             {dhcp-client-id <string>} |
             {server1 <ip-addr|ipv6-addr>} |
             {server2 <ip-addr|ipv6-addr>} ]+

Parameters:

Parameter Description
<interface-name> <string>
dhcp Enable/disable use of DNS settings obtained via DHCP. <interface-name> specifies the interface to use for obtaining DHCP information.
dhcp6 Enable/disable use of DNS settings obtained via DHCPv6. <interface-name> specifies the interface to use for obtaining DHCP information.
domain The domain name associated with the DNS.
hostname The name of the unit. Supported special characters are: ~\!@#$%^*()_+-=[]{}|;:,./?. Unsupported special characters are:&<>‘“`.
dhcp-client-id The DHCP client identifier (option 61). An empty string forces MAC address as client ID.
dhcp-hostname The DHCP client custom host name (option 12) to use when selecting custom dhcp-hostname-option.
dhcp-hostname-option The DHCP hostname option to set on the DHCP client.
server1 The first DNS address used if no DHCP server is set.
server2 The second DNS address used if no DHCP server is set.

dns show

dns show - Show the DNS configuration

Description:

Show the DNS configuration. The "Domain", "DNS server 1" and "DNS server 2" fields are only used if "Use DHCP result" is set to Disabled.

Syntax:

dns show

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