ip name-server

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Specifies one or more Domain Name Service (DNS) name servers to use for name and address resolution.

Use the no form of this command to delete a name server.

Syntax

[no] ip name-server ipv4_or_ipv6_address

Parameters

ipv4_or_ipv6_address

IPv4 or IPv6 address of a DNS name server. If you specify multiple DNS servers (one per command), specify the primary DNS server first. If the primary DNS server is unavailable, the subsequent servers are tried in sequence.

Example

The following example specifies a DNS server.

hostname (config) # ip name-server 10.10.20.5

User role

Admin

Command mode

Config