This WinSock application fetches information about Internet hosts specified either by name or by IP address.
COMMANDS
- Host name or IP address: Enter the name or IP address to resolve or select from the list of most recently used (MRU) hosts. Each resolved host is added to the MRU list, which can accommodate up to 16 items.
- Official host name: Displays the official host name of resolved hosts.
- Host aliases: Displays the aliases of resolved hosts.
- Host addresses: Displays the IP addresses associated with resolved hosts.
- Close: Exit the application.
- Resolve: Get information about the given host.
- Empty MRU: Empty the list of most recently used hosts.
- Ping: Perform a Ping operation on the given host.
- Tracert: Perform a Tracert operation on the given host.
- Help: Display this window.
- About: Display information about this product.
TIPS
- Click the down arrow in the input text field to choose one of the 16 last resolved hosts.
- Try adding or removing the "www." prefix when you are unable to resolve a host name.
- All operations are asynchronous, so you can start a new query before the current one ends.
- Ping is a command used to verify the connection to a host.
- Tracert is a command used to determine the route taken to a host.
- See Windows help for more information about the Ping and Tracert commands.
EXAMPLES
(A) You want to look up the IP address of the Vatican server.
1- Enter vatican.com in the the "Host name or IP address" text box.
2- Click the "Resolve" button. The results should be displayed shortly after.
(B) You want to look up the host name by its IP address.
1- Enter 165.227.223.2 in the the "Host name or IP address" text box.
2- Click the "Resolve" button. The results should be displayed shortly after.
(C) (C) You want to see if the Apple web server is working and can be reached.
1- Enter www.apple.com in the "Host name or IP address" text box.
2- Click the "Ping" button. A console window should appear and perform the operation.
(D) You want to trace the route taken from your computer to the Microsoft web server:
1- Enter www.microsoft.com in the "Host name or IP address" text box.
2- Click the "Tracert" button. A console window should appear and perform the operation.