show hosts

Use this command to display the default domain name, a list of name server hosts, the static and the cached list of host names and addresses. The parameter name ranges from 1-255 characters. This command displays both IPv4 and IPv6 entries.

Format show hosts [name]
Mode
  • Privileged EXEC
  • User EXEC
Column
Meaning
Host Name Domain host name.
Default Domain Default domain name.
Default Domain List Default domain list.
Domain Name Lookup DNS client enabled/disabled.
Number of Retries Number of time to retry sending Domain Name System (DNS) queries.
Retry Timeout Period Amount of time to wait for a response to a DNS query.
Name Servers Configured name servers.
DNS Client Source Interface Shows the configured source interface (source IP address) used for a DNS client. The IP address of the selected interface is used as source IP for all communications with the server.

The following example shows CLI display output for the command.

(Extreme 220) # show hosts
Host name......................... Device
Default domain.................... gm.com
Default domain list............... yahoo.com, Stanford.edu, rediff.com
Domain Name lookup................ Enabled
Number of retries................. 5
Retry timeout period.............. 1500
Name servers (Preference order)... 176.16.1.18 176.16.1.19
DNS Client Source Interface.......	 (not configured)
Configured host name-to-address mapping:
Host                           Addresses
------------------------------ ------------------------------
accounting.gm.com              176.16.8.8
Host 		      			Total 		 Elapsed				Type			Addresses
--------------- -------- 	------    --------     --------------
www.stanford.edu   72 		   						3 	       IP			 		171.64.14.203