ip host

Description

Use the ip host command to configure a static hostname or IP address mapping.

Use the no form of this command to remove static hostname or IP address mapping.

Syntax

ip host <host name> <IP address>

no ip host <host name> <IP address>

Arguments

<host name>	Defines a static host name for the IP host.
<IP address>	Specifies an IP address for the IP host.

Defaults

None.

Command Mode

Global Configuration Mode

See Also

See the following related commands:

n	“ip domain-list”

n	“ip name-server”

n	“show hosts”

n

“show ip”

Usage Guidelines

Useful for a URL definition where you want to use a name instead of an IP address.

Examples

To be able to use the name, “redshoes”, for the IP address, 10.10.10.4:

(config) # ip host redshoes 10.10.10.4

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