The tab enables management of the system DNS configuration.
The name by which the host will be known on the subnetwork.
The network domain in which the host resides.
A list of DNS servers in order of preference (see the section called “Managing DNS Servers”).
A list of known hosts on the subnetwork system (see the section called “Managing Static (Known) Hosts”).
A computer running DNS matches up a fully qualified domain with a proper IP address. This is necessary because computers only understand the IP addresses. When a computer requests http://www.somedomain.com the DNS resolves this name to an IP-address such as 123.45.678.90.
The Domain Name Servers part of the tab enables easy management of the list. Server properties can be added, removed and edited. DNS records can be arranged in order of preference by selecting a record and promoting or demoting the record in the list using the or buttons as required.
The Static Hosts list describes a number of hostname-to-address mappings for the TCP/IP subsystem. It is mostly used at boot time, when no name servers are running. On small, closed network systems, it can be used instead of Domain Name Servers.
By default, the Static Hosts list contains some records describing the 'localhost' and a handful of special records for hosts that support IPv6. This still-experimental version of IP is destined to replace version 4.
Procedure 2.3. Adding Static Hosts
Click the button. The Add New Static Host dialog is displayed.
Enter the IP-address of the known host then click . The Add New Alias dialog is displayed.
Enter the name of the known host then click the button. If the known host has multiple aliases click the button again and enter another alias.
When finished click to update the Static Hosts list.
Procedure 2.4. Editing Static Hosts
Select a static host record from the list, then click the button. The Edit Static Host dialog is displayed.
Perform any of the following tasks, then click to update the Static Hosts list.
To change the IP-address, enter a new IP-address, then click .
To add a new alias, click the button.
To change an alias value, select the alias record, then click .
To remove an alias, select an alias record then click .
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