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Domain name system (dns) – Allied Telesis AlliedWare Plus Operating System Version 5.4.4C (x310-26FT,x310-26FP,x310-50FT,x310-50FP) User Manual

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Internet Protocol (IP) Addressing and Protocols

Software Reference for x310 Series Switches

24.6

AlliedWare Plus

TM

Operating System - Version 5.4.4C

C613-50046-01 REV A

Domain Name System (DNS)

Your AlliedWare Plus

TM

device has a the ability to provide the DNS information to

connected hosts (via DNS Relay, DHCP Server or DHCP Relay).

The DNS Relay provides the presence of a local virtual DNS server which can service DNS
lookup requests sent to it from local hosts. The DHCP Server can be configured to provide
domain names information to DHCP clients during the lease process.

The DHCP server IP address can be either statically defined. See

Chapter 63, Dynamic

Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Introduction

for more information about DHCP

and DHCP options.