This article about Fixing the Cisco IOS Translating “…” Domain Server
If you ever been upset about error in Cisco network devices like “Translating … domain server” , well it seems your domain lookup configuration is enabled (by default is enabled).
The router/switches treats your command as a hostname, and attempts to make a telnet connection to that devices that is resolved from a Hostname to IP address by querying the DNS server.
Below are the examples
switch#abcd
Translating “abcd”…domain server (255.255.255.255)
Translating “abcd”…domain server (255.255.255.255)
% Unknown command or computer name, or unable to find computer address
You can get rid of above problems by following these steps:
Disabling domain lookup:
In certain cases, domain lookup is used by devices logging to lookup a hostname to call the telnet. If you often telnet by typing ip address then no need for domain lookup and you can disable it.
Type this below command:
switch(config)#no ip domain lookup
With this tutorial, hope the problem is solved.
