DNS

DNS stands for Domain Name Service. Here is how to set up BIND in TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS so it uses Domain Name Service:

1. Do a TCPIP SHOW NAME:

$ tcpip sh name
BIND Resolver Parameters
Local domain: <your_company.com>
System
 State:     Started, Enabled
 Transport: UDP
 Domain:    <your_company.com>
 Retry:     2
 Timeout:   5
 Servers:    ip1, ip2
 Path:       No values defined
Process
 State:     Enabled
 Transport:
 Domain:
 Retry:
 Timeout:
 Servers:
 Path:

2. Set it up with the following commands:

SET NAME /domain=<your_company.com> /server=<ip of the BIND server, e.g. 8.8.8.8> /ENABLE /SYSTEM

The state needs to be "Started, Enabled" for the BIND server to work. Values can be removed with /nodomain and /noserver respectively. Test by pinging a valid domain name. If one of the ips that you specified does not work, DNS will not be enabled, so remove it from the list.