hostbyaddr
Convert a hex, octal or decimal representation of an internet address
into both dotted decimal notation, and the hostname.
- Contributed by
- Larry Philps
- Obtained from
- I wrote it.
- Restrictions
- None.
- Description
-
You give this program a hex, octal or decimal representation of an
internet address and it converts it to both dotted decimal notation,
and a hostname.
- Productivity
- The TCP code prints addresses this way when it receives a packet
with a bad checksum. This program makes it easy to figure out which
host is sending the bad packets.
- Safety
- Very safe, check out the 10 lines of code.
- Work Planned
- None
- Verification
- Run hostbyaddr 0x066a9384. This should produce the output
132.147.106.6: sosco.sco.COM.