Task 1:
For reference information on configuring hostnames, please refer to:
Lab 35 Configuration and Verification Task 1
Task 2:
R1#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
R1(config)#ip domain-name howtonetwork.net
R1(config)#ip name-server 172.16.1.254 172.17.1.254
R1(config)#ip domain-lookup
R1(config)#end
R1#
NOTE: If an actual DNS server was available and was providing name resolution, we could ping or connect to devices based on their hostnames as illustrated below:
R1#ping R3
Translating "R3.howtonetwork.net"...domain server . . .
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