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Subject: Re: Identifying a Remote Machine.
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ACtually no,

Sory if the question was vauge,

What I am looking to do is to create a tool that will identify what MACHINE 
(not domain) an ip is being used on.

-Grant

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From: "Pietro Cerutti" <pietro.cerutti@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Identifying a Remote Machine.


> On 1/14/07, Grant Peel <gpeel@thenetnow.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
> Hello,
>
>> The only reply I need from the server is the hostname. That will tell ne 
>> that the IP is live and what machine its on.
>
> Wouldn't a ping be enough if you just need to know whether the machine is 
> on?
>
>>
>> -Grant
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