NounWikipedia has an article on: HostnameSingular hostname Plural hostnames hostname (plural hostnames)
SynonymsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A hostname is a label that is assigned to a device connected to a computer network and that is used to identify the device in various forms of electronic communication such as the World Wide Web, e-mail or Usenet. Hostnames may be simple names consisting of a single word of phrase, or they may include the name of a Domain Name System (DNS) domain at the end, that is separated from the host specific label by a full stop (dot). In the latter form, a hostname is also called a domain name. If the domain name is completely specified including a top-level domain of the Internet, the hostname is said to be a fully qualified domain name (FQDN). Hostnames that include DNS domains are often stored in the Domain Name System together with IP addresses of the host they represent for the purpose of mapping the hostname to an address, or the reverse process. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How can I find more info on a particular computer based on the IP address and hostname? Q. My firewall's been blocking a lot of stuff from a certain computer but some programs that access the internet haven't been working. I think they might be related but I'm not sure. I need to know how to find out if it's an actual hacker or something related to one of the programs that's not working. I know I just this question twice in a row and it makes me feel like a dirty spammer but I really need to know and thought I'd more likelt to get a good answer if I put it in two categories. Asked by Theodwita Pro-Rabid Penguin Horde - Tue Mar 7 20:39:41 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. You can get various information from IP and host name. You can do a trace route. That will give you a general geo-position. You can run nmap which can fingerprint the OS on the remote machine. You can also get a whois record if the hostname is not just an ISP client address. You can try to finger "postmaster" "admin" "root" or other generic names at the host. You can check RBLs to see if the IP or host is listed. You can try to hit the IP through HTTP, FTP, TELNET, SSH, etc. pretty much all the basic info. You can cull quite a lot from those things. Run a port scan with nmap to find out what is running on the remote IP. Finally you can run it up the upstream ISP and ask them to "fix it". Answered by G - Tue Mar 7 21:49:39 2006 What can a [person do with my hostname? Q. If somebody somehow got my hostname, what can they do with it? Asked by nkedz - Sat Jun 21 09:25:46 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments what do I DO to acquire a DHCP host or what is the DHCP HOSTname?
Q. what do I DO to acquire a DHCP host or what is the dhcp hostname? Asked by acel224 - Sat Nov 25 23:43:12 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. A DHCP host is a computer logged into your network. The hostname is the name of the computer than is logging into your network Answered by karbonkid587 - Sun Nov 26 00:12:45 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "hostname"  news.google.com ADOTAS Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname ? Are you sure that the database server is running? If you're unsure what these terms mean you should ... and more » news.google.com TechRepublic The count option can be replaced with others, some of which are rip to display the remote IP address and rhost to display the remote hostname . ... news.google.com LUPA ... nap iklad stranky bohnicke psychiatricke le ebny (server www.plbohnice.cz ma IP adresu 62.168.16.162 a vraci stejny obsah pro jakekoli hostname ). ... From Google News Search: "hostname"  debianguiden.dk 478px x 639px | 6.90kB [source page] Efter netvaerksopsaetning kommer nedenstaende skaermbilleder valg af hostname og domain  linuxdailylog.com 330px x 440px | 10.60kB [source page] 7 Configuracao de hostname 8 Tela inicial do particionador  cyberciti.biz 287px x 320px | 27.70kB [source page] Debian Suse and other Linux distro support GUI tool called network admin Type following command and click on DNS tab > Setup hostname and domain name $ network admin Please note that you must have properly configured DNS server to work FQDN based hostname See how to configure Linux as a dns client See also From Yahoo Image Search: "hostname"  communities.vmware.com asef19 Mon, 11 May 2009 09:29:41 GM Dear All. I'm using windows xp professional, and in xp I'm using vmware workstation 6.0.2, I've installed RHEL4 on vmware. I was able to ping to the guest os . hostname. after entering the information (192.168.1.2 appserver.ibcs appserver) ...  braunblog.com Justin Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:26:44 GM Finding Active IP Addresses and Resolved . Hostnames. with PowerShell. Ever wanted to know what IP addresses are being used on a particular subnet and what each IP address resolves to which . hostname. , if any? This script accomplishes just ... From Google Blog Search: "hostname" |
