the ip host command serves to create a mini DNS server on the router. it binds a hostname with an ip address. there might be a number of reasons for setting things like this up on your router. for example, creating a series of ip host name bindings for the routers on your network, so that you don't have to remember ip addresses for ping and telnet purposes.
take the following example: MANAGER#conf t Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. MANAGER(config)#ip host qwerty 216.115.102.77 MANAGER(config)#^Z MANAGER#ping qwerty Type escape sequence to abort. Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 216.115.102.77, timeout is 2 seconds: !!!!! Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 24/24/28 ms MANAGER# in the case presented, the command bound two different ips to that host name this is the kind of thing that can be researched easily on CCO, using the command references. Assuming you have a decent speed internet connection, because some of the documents are very large. HTH Chuck -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Cristian Piatnitchi Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 4:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Help [7:28545] it seems to instruct the device about the ip addresses of RouterA (if u neglect one dot at the end of the first IP address) S A wrote: > can some one tel me what this comand will do > ip host RouterA 192.8.150.89. 192.6.10.1 Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=28559&t=28545 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
