Lab Objective:
The objective of this lab exercise is for you to learn and understand how to configure DNS on Cisco IOS devices.
Lab Purpose:
Configuring DNS on Cisco IOS devices is a fundamental skill. DNS provides hostname to Layer 3 address resolution. DNS servers are typically used in large networks with a lot of hosts and internetworking devices. As a Cisco engineer, as well as in the Cisco CCNA exam, you will be expected to know how to configure DNS on Cisco IOS devices.
Certification Level:
This lab is suitable for CCENT & CCNA certification exam preparation
Lab Difficulty:
This lab has a difficulty rating of 3/10
Readiness Assessment:
When you are ready for your certification exam, you should complete this lab in no more than 5 minutes
| IMPORTANT NOTE:
The objective of this lab is to simply familiarize you with the steps required to configure a Cisco IOS device to communicate with a DNS server. Because there will be no real DNS server configured against which to perform testing, the sole objective of this lab is command familiarity. |
Lab Topology:
Please use any single router or switch to complete this lab.
Task 1:
Configure a hostname your router or switch.
Task 2:
Configure your router of switch as part of the howtonetwork.net domain. For name resolution, your device should forward traffic to DNS servers 172.16.1.254 or 172.17.1.254.