Request.ServerVariables("REMOTE_HOST") function returns IP Address?

[Todd A Cohen]

I am using the Request.ServerVariables("REMOTE_HOST") function in an ASP
page. Unfortunately what it returns is the TCP/IP address of the client, not
the clients name. Any idea what I need to do to get the name of hte PC?

Thanks

[Aaron Bertrand]

>> Any idea what I need to do to get the name of hte PC?

Reverse DNS.

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[donf...@my-deja.com]

Parse the ServerVariable("HTTP_REFERER") return

In article <7l8175$2n...@news.abbott.com>,

"Todd A Cohen" <Todd....@abbott.com> wrote:
> I am using the Request.ServerVariables("REMOTE_HOST") function in an
ASP
> page. Unfortunately what it returns is the TCP/IP address of the
client, not

> the clients name. Any idea what I need to do to get the name of hte
PC?
>
> Thanks
>
>

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[PD]

On Mon, 28 Jun 1999 16:09:35 GMT, donf...@my-deja.com wrote:

>Parse the ServerVariable("HTTP_REFERER") return
>

But this is an optional parameter in HTTP, so you really can't count on it

The same goes for reverse DNS :
- Not all IP's have a name
- What with proxy servers
- Takes a while to process

Peter

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