====== DNS server setting ======

===== Name =====

    dns

===== Details =====

^ Type                | [[:cfgtype:ipv4|IPv4 address]]        |
^ DHCP option number  | 6                                     |
^ ISC dhcpd syntax    | ''option domain-name-servers''        |

===== Examples =====

=== Display the DNS server ===

    iPXE> show dns
    net0.dhcp/dns:ipv4 = 192.168.0.1

=== Set the DNS server manually ===

    iPXE> set dns 192.168.0.1

=== Configure the DNS server in ISC dhcpd ===

    # in /etc/dhcpd.conf
    option domain-name-servers 192.168.0.1;

===== Description =====

Specifies the DNS server address used for resolving DNS names (such as "boot.ipxe.org") to IP addresses (such as "212.13.204.60").

===== See also =====

  * ''[[:cfg:domain]]''
  * [[:cfg|List of all iPXE settings]]

===== Notes =====

When multiple DNS servers are specified, only the first server will be used.