March 31, 2015. The Internet protocol TCP/IP implies a unique IP address depicted in the dot-decimal form (such as 193.45.12.4) for every computer or server in the network. In the Internet, special domain name system (DNS) servers translate computer names into their IP addresses.
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The question is how to get hostname of a specific IP address in the same Windows workgroup? Another question is how to know the hostname of Windows machine from a Linux box if I have an IP address? Which command do you use? I have one host running Kubuntu 9.04.
https://serverfault.com/questions/88064/how-to-determine-the-hostname-from-an-ip-address-in-a-windows-network
To find your Host Name and Physical Address using a Mac or Linux Terminal Window: 1  Launch a Terminal window. 2  Type in the commands to navigate to the directory where lmutil is installed. 3  Type the command below to display your Host Name:  Type the command below to display your Physical Address (Host ID):
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/customer-service/network-license-administration/get-ready-network-license/getting-network-license-file/finding-your-host-name-and-id
Home Internet tools. This page can be used to find the IP of a host machine (convert host to IP) or domain name (convert domain name to ip address) or find the name of one of the hosts at an IP address (convert ip address). It will also show the location of IP address. The country data is about 94% accurate.
http://www.hcidata.info/host2ip.cgi/
If you know how to access your command line or terminal emulator, you can use the ping command to identify your IP address. 1  At the prompt, type ping, press the spacebar, and then type the relevant domain name or the server host name. 2  Press Enter.
https://docs.nexcess.net/article/how-to-find-the-ip-address-of-a-website-or-server.html
Use the ping command. If you know how to access your command line or terminal emulator, you can use the ping command to identify your IP address. At the prompt, type ping, press the spacebar, and then type the relevant domain name or the server host name. Press Enter.
https://docs.nexcess.net/article/how-to-find-the-ip-address-of-a-website-or-server.html
ABOUT DNS LOOKUP. This test will list DNS records for a domain in priority order. The DNS lookup is done directly against the domain's authoritative name server, so changes to DNS Records should show up instantly. By default, the DNS lookup tool will return an IP address if you give it a name (e.g. www.example.com)
http://mxtoolbox.com/DnsLookup.aspx
There are a couple of ways of doing it on both Windows and Linux. For example, nslookup: the classic way to find the IP address from a hostname or vice-versa. ipconfig or ifconfig based on whether you are running on Windows or Unix. hostname -i on Linux.
https://serverfault.com/questions/88064/how-to-determine-the-hostname-from-an-ip-address-in-a-windows-network
For example, 1  nslookup: the classic way to find the IP address from a hostname or vice-versa. 2  ipconfig or ifconfig based on whether you are running on Windows or Unix. 3  hostname -i on Linux.
https://serverfault.com/questions/88064/how-to-determine-the-hostname-from-an-ip-address-in-a-windows-network
How to Find a Server's IP Address. The Internet protocol TCP/IP implies a unique IP address depicted in the dot-decimal form (such as 193.45.12.4) for every computer or server in the network. In the Internet, special domain name system (DNS) servers translate computer names into their IP addresses.
https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-find-a-servers-ip-address
determine name of server with ip address
To determine the name of server with IP address, at the prompt, type ping, press the space bar, and then type the relevant domain name or the server host name. Press Enter.   To determine name of server with IP address, at the prompt, type ping, press the space bar, and then type the relevant domain name or the server host name. Press Enter.