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Using a Reverse Name Request

The unit-query-for-name-at-boot parameter controls whether, at boot time, the terminal sends a reverse name request to the name servers to discover the terminal's hostname.

Using a reverse name request is useful in situations in which the terminal's hostname must be known at boot time; for example, if the terminal should download a configuration file named for its hostname. This parameter is saved in NVRAM.

Note:
The DNS name service must be running for a reverse name request to succeed.

Table 3-5 unit-query-for-name-at-boot Parameter
Possible Values
Result
default none
none The terminal does not attempt a reverse name query at boot.
tcpip The terminal tries a reverse query to the name server hosts. If no name servers are defined, the terminal tries the TCP/IP boot server, if the boot server is defined.
ncdnet The terminal tries a reverse query to the MOP boot server, if the boot server is defined.



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