Host Info

Host Info is a simple command line tool that was designed to gather host information for the local machine: its standard host name (for local access), its network / internet host name, and its IP address.

Type HOSTINFO with no parameters. The information returned is the following:

Standard host name (for local access) ￭ This is either the single-word name given to your machine (may be simply 'default') or a fully-qualified host name (such as machine.company.com), depending on how your Windows networking has been set up. This will remain the same whether you are currently connected to the internet or not. Network host name (for network or internet access) ￭ This is the fully-qualified host name by which other machines connected to your network or the internet will recognize you. It is obtained by doing a reverse-lookup on your IP number (we are trusting your machine's DNS). When you are not connected to the internet, this will be just 'localhost'. Internet protocol address (IP number) ￭ This is the unique internet protocol address that identifies your computer on the internet. If you have a dynamic IP address this number will change each time you connect to the internet. When you are not connected to the internet, this number will be '127.0.0.1'.