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Convert IP into hostname

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Submitted on: 6/22/1998
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Compatibility: Java (JDK 1.1)
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     How do I convert a numeric IP address like 199.1.32.90 into a hostname like star.blackstar.com? Unfortunately due to an unintended side effect (i.e. a bug) in Java's caching of IP addresses and hostnames, Java 1.0 can't convert numeric IP addresses into hostnames. However this is straightforward in Java 1.1. For example, (Java FAQ:found on the web at:http://sunsite.unc.edu/javafaq/javafaq.html)
 
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// Name: Convert IP into hostname
// Description:How do I convert a numeric IP address like 199.1.32.90 into a hostname like star.blackstar.com?
Unfortunately due to an unintended side effect (i.e. a bug) in Java's caching of IP addresses and hostnames, Java 1.0 can't convert numeric IP addresses into hostnames. However this is straightforward in Java 1.1. For example,
(Java FAQ:found on the web at:http://sunsite.unc.edu/javafaq/javafaq.html)
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String hostname = InetAddress.getByName("199.1.32.90").getHostName()


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3/30/2000 10:32:49 PMOvidiu Sodolea

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12/24/2000 8:13:37 AMdreamingweb

How do u view the host names/ ip addresses. E-Mail me at: webmaster@dreamingwebs.com

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9/3/2005 12:20:58 PMz

Cool and easy
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2/10/2007 3:02:48 PM

it can be more creative if it include the process of getting the ip address of the computer itself and give the host name...think on it...
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7/2/2011 8:42:22 AMnaresh

how can i send email from a java program.am using apache tomcat server...plese send the code to my mail address

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