Getting host name....

[jtown]

How do I get the host name like this? (ac8f6902.ipt.aol.com) $ENV{REMOTE_HOST} doesn't exist. and none of the environment variables have this data. Do I have to decode the ip or something?

thanks in advance.

James

[gzazJim]

James,

Let me look into this in the morning when I have some refernces readily available.

Thanks,

Jim

[jtown]

ok thanks graz.

[jtown]

got it.....

I found the solution....thanks.

[big_wreck]

How are you doing it (out of curiosity)

[jtown]

this is from a script that get's the host name. I just took one line from the script.

$logHost = gethostbyaddr(pack('C4',split(/\./,$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'})),2) || $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'} || '[Unknown]';

it seems to be the right thing.

James