Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 10:47:26 -0700 From: Drew Tomlinson <drewt@writeme.com> To: "FreeBSD Questions (E-mail)" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: How to Use 'whois' to Lookup Hostname From IP Address Message-ID: <5CD46247635BD511B6B100A0CC3F023925A041@ldcmsx01.lc.ca.gov>
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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. I have tried "whois 1.2.3.4" and get the error "whois: 4.whois-servers.net: No address associated with hostname". If I try "whois 4.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa", I get the error "No match for "4.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa". If I try some of the various options like "whois -a 1.2.3.4" it will return the name of the organization that owns the block of IP addresses but not the specific hostname for the address. So how can I use the whois command to enter my IP address and have it return my domain name? Thanks, Drew To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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