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Title: Host name resolution
Post by: anil_garg5 on May 12, 2005, 11:28:51 AM

Hi all
How can I get linux  system  hostname in a network from my linux or windows machine ??


 As in windows, ping -a option gives the hostname, so what should be used for that??

ping - a 192.10.10.1 returns its hostname (  in windows)

Thanks in advance..............

Title: Host name resolution
Post by: gauravbajaj on May 16, 2005, 11:52:25 AM

Acc to me u have to make DNS server for that.....

Gaurav

Title: Host name resolution
Post by: anil_garg5 on May 17, 2005, 08:25:03 AM

I was looking for some other option  thru any network commands available in linux but did not find it.

so Now DNS is the only solution for this.

Title: host name
Post by: deven_01 on May 20, 2005, 12:50:23 PM

hi dear
go to konsole
and do
vi /etc/resolve.conf
which sotred your name server is your host name