config_dns(1) - Linux man page

Name

config:dns - Configures DNS lookups.

Synopsis

config:dns [options]

Description

Use the config:dns command to configure DNS proxying and DNS lookups. When you execute the config:dns command, you must use one of the options described below.

Options

The following options are supported for the config:dns command:

proxy <on | off>

Enables (on) or disables (off) the DNS proxying feature.

proxy-port <integer>

Specifies the port number used by the DNS proxy.

resolve-timeout <seconds>

Specifies the DNS lookup timeout in seconds. (The default value is 20.)

retries <number>

Specifies the number of DNS retries. (The default value is 5.)

Examples

Example 1. Specifying 10 seconds as the DNS lookup timeout

traffic_shell> config:dns resolve-timeout 10 traffic_shell>

Example 2. Specifying a value of three for DNS retries