On Fri, 28 Apr 1995 13:04:00 EDT Rudderow, Evan said:
>Stefano Bargioni <[log in to unmask]> asked:
>>Is there an utility like NSLOOKUP for HP3000 (not for NS3000)
>>to know the IP of a name ? Chris B. at 3k perhaps ... ?
>
>I don't know what to tell you to do if the IP address is for a node that's
>not currently connected -- look in HOSTS.NET.SYS?  In the NMMGR network
>directory?  Do something with your Domain Name Server?
 
If you've enabled DNS (RESLVCNF.NET.SYS) then you can gethostbyname() or
or gethostbyaddr() from the BSD library and you've got the host structure
(which has name, address, aliases, etc).  It's not that difficult, but...
I'm waiting on Eero to pipe in here any minute...
 
[\] Jeff