How to find the name of a server from the IP
My company has a server which I remote into. Basically I type mstsc and then enter the IP and proceed to log into the server.
So how do I find the name of that server I am logging into based upon the IP ?
So how do I find the name of that server I am logging into based upon the IP ?
ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
ASKER
Thank you. Hey if I type nslookup or hostname it will show me a server name, and an additional ip address. But the ip address shown is different than the one I used to remote into the server ? Why is that?
It is possible the server in question has more than one IP address assigned to it.
If you're remoted to the server, from a command prompt, you can type
ipconfig /all
which will show you the IPv4 and IPv6 IP addresses assigned to all physical and virtual network interfaces.
If you're remoted to the server, from a command prompt, you can type
ipconfig /all
which will show you the IPv4 and IPv6 IP addresses assigned to all physical and virtual network interfaces.
nbtstat -a [ipaddress]
ping -a www.xxx.yyy.zzz
where www.xxx.yyy.zzz is the IP address of the server.
You should then do the following
ping ServerName
where ServerName is the name the first ping command responds with.
This should respond with the IP address you used in the first ping command.
This ensures both the forward and reverse DNS names are correctly configured.