DNS Server (Domain Name System) resolves Hostnames to IP Addresses in Internet.
HOSTS file in Windows computers is responsible for resolution of hostnames to ip addresses.
Try to type in the IP address manually to make sure you write it correctly.
pinging the hostname will resolve the ip for you Click START - RUN type CMD then Enter type Ping (Computername) then Enter
ping hostname or nslookup hostname For more details: http://www.zilckh.com/how-to-find-ip-address-from-hostname-in-a-windows-system-using-command-line/
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The hostname (the name of the computer) can be found in most Linux distributions by issuing the hostname command without arguments. Alternatively, you can view the contents of /etc/hosts. The hostname will be listed next to the IP address 127.0.1.1.
Router(config)# hostname AdminAdmin(config)# enable secret cangetinAdmin(config)# interface fa0/1Admin(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.22 255.255.255.248Router(config)# hostname AdminAdmin(config)# enable password cangetinAdmin(config)# interface fa0/1Admin(config-if)# ip address 192.168.1.22 255.255.255.248Router(config)# hostname AdminAdmin(config)# enable secret cangetinAdmin(config)# interface fa0/0Admin(config-if)# ip address 192.168.1.22 255.255.255.248Router(config)# hostname AdminAdmin(config)# enable password cangetinAdmin(config)# interface fa0/0Admin(config-if)# ip address 192.168.1.22 255.255.255.248
A DHCP server assigns the computer the IP address, while the DNS servers are responsible for providing names and lookup addresses when a computer requests the IP address of a hostname.
ping [hostname] or ping [IP address]For example:ping wiki.answers.comorping 127.0.0.1
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The host name and the ip address is present in the HttpRequest object. Usually it is passed as an argument to the doXXX methods. public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException { // Get client's IP address String ipAddress = req.getRemoteAddr(); // Get client's hostname String hostname = req.getRemoteHost(); }
To resolve a hostname, the DNS protocol is used, perhaps something is wrong with the DNS settings on your network.
Resolving IP addresses means that uTorrent will translate the IP address of each peer into the hostname used by that person. This will not affect your transfer speed in any way. The only effect you'll see is what is displayed in the IP column in your client.