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by **Lancel** » Thu, 22 May 2003 12:44:01

I am try to get a remote host name on the sub-network. I used
gethostbyaddr function can go this, but it was according to those
three files
/etc/hosts
/etc/nsswitch.conf
/etc/resolv.conf
Is there any way to get remote host name by address without modify
those three files ?

by **David Efflan** » Fri, 23 May 2003 09:45:56

Quote:> I am try to get a remote host name on the sub-network. I used
> gethostbyaddr function can go this, but it was according to those
> three files
> /etc/hosts
> /etc/nsswitch.conf
> /etc/resolv.conf
> Is there any way to get remote host name by address without modify
> those three files ?

If the hostname is not in /etc/hosts, and not in reverse DNS (I am not
familiar with nsswitch), then where is the hostname you are looking for
defined (or what protocol tells the network what that name is)? You have
to tell use that before anyone can help you.

If it is a Windows machine name, you may need to so something "samba"
related instead.

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How to get remote host by IP address in subnetwork

How to get remote host by IP address in subnetwork

How to get remote host by IP address in subnetwork