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Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 14:05:05 -0400
From: parv <parv_@yahoo.com>
To: Drew Tomlinson <drewt@writeme.com>
Cc: "FreeBSD Questions (E-mail)" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org>
Subject: Re: How to Use 'whois' to Lookup Hostname From IP Address
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In-Reply-To: <5CD46247635BD511B6B100A0CC3F023925A041@ldcmsx01.lc.ca.gov>; from drewt@writeme.com on Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 10:47:26AM -0700
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this was, on the fateful occasion around Aug 07 13:47 -0400,
sent by Drew Tomlinson                                               
>
> I can't seem to figure out how to use whois to find the hostname from an IP
> address.  For example, I want to find the host name for 1.2.3.4.
...
> So how can I use the whois command to enter my IP address and have it return
> my domain name?
> 

did you try ipw from the ports (in ports/net)?

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