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Re: Activating host without updating DNS file

 
Ahmed_58
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Activating host without updating DNS file

Hi,
I would like to activate host to DNS whithout changing DNS host file for testing only, is there a commnd I can do that?
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Mugilvannan
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Re: Activating host without updating DNS file

$ MULTINET CONFIGURE

MultiNet Network Configuration Utility 4.4(nnn)

[Reading in MAXIMUM configuration from MULTINET:MULTINET.EXE]

[Reading in configuration from MULTINET:NETWORK_DEVICES.CONFIGURATION]

NET-CONFIG>SET DOMAIN-NAMESERVERS 127.0.0.1

NET-CONFIG>SET HOST-NAME fully-qualified-domain-name


Also ensure the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) is included in your host table. The easiest way to do this is to modify the HOST line that describes your system in MULTINET:HOSTS.LOCAL to be of this form:

HOST : address(s) : FQDN,short_name : [CPU] : [OS] : [services] :
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