karl_kleinpaste@cis.ohio-state.edu (09/11/90)
Archive-name: host/10-Sep-90 Original-posting-by: karl_kleinpaste@cis.ohio-state.edu Original-subject: Re: name server Archive-site: tut.cis.ohio-state.edu [128.146.8.60] Archive-directory: /pub Reposted-by: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti) tomiii@mtus5.bitnet writes: Does anyone know how to obtain the hostname of a machine given the IP address using a name server (the nslookup feature of unix?) ? host(1) is better for 99+% of the usual queries you want to make, including automatic in-addr.arpa queries when given a dotted quad, no need to do special "query=ptr" things. | [78] [10:41am] giza:/n/giza/0/karl> host 128.146.8.60 | Name: tut.cis.ohio-state.edu | Address: 128.146.8.60 | Aliases: | | [79] [10:42am] giza:/n/giza/0/karl> host 128.146.0.0 | Name: net.ohio-state.edu | Address: 128.146.0.0 | Aliases: | | [80] [10:42am] giza:/n/giza/0/karl> host -a tut.cis.ohio-state.edu. | tut.cis.ohio-state.edu 1395 IN A 128.146.8.60 | tut.cis.ohio-state.edu 86400 IN HINFO pyramid-98x unix | tut.cis.ohio-state.edu 86400 IN MX 100 tut.cis.ohio-state.edu | tut.cis.ohio-state.edu 86400 IN WKS 128.146.8.60 udp 42 tftp sunrpc | tut.cis.ohio-state.edu 86400 IN WKS 128.146.8.60 tcp ftp telnet smtp nameserver sunrpc | Additional information: | tut.cis.ohio-state.edu 1395 IN A 128.146.8.60 You can pick it up as tut.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/nameserver/host.[1c]. Chuck Hedrick/Rutgers is responsible for it. --karl