Cisco Systems 200 Switch User Manual


 
IP Configuration
Domain Name
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network. Only one link local address is supported. If a link local address
exists on the interface, this entry replaces the address in the
configuration.
- Global—An IPv6 address that is a global Unicast IPV6 type that is visible
and reachable from other networks.
- Point-to-Point—A Point-to-point tunnel.
Metric—Value used for comparing this route to other routes with the same
destination in the IPv6 router table. All default routes have the same value.
Lifetime—Time period during which the packet can be sent, and resent,
before being deleted.
Route Type—How the destination is attached, and the method used to
obtain the entry. The following values are:
-
Local
—A directly-connected network whose prefix is derived from a
manually-configured device’s IPv6 address.
-
Dynamic
—The destination is an indirectly-attached (remote) IPv6 subnet
address. The entry was obtained dynamically via the ND or ICMP
protocol.
-
Static
—The entry was manually configured by a user.
Domain Name
The Domain Name System (DNS) translates domain names into IP addresses for
the purpose of locating and addressing hosts.
As a DNS client, the device resolves domain names to IP addresses through the
use of one or more configured DNS servers.