InetAddress.getByName
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 public static InetAddress getByName( String host ) throws UnknownHostException
Parameters
-  host 
-  the specified host, or null for the
                    local host.
    
Returns
     an IP address for the given host name.
    Description
 Determines the IP address of a host, given the host's name. The 
 host name can either be a machine name, such as 
 "java.sun.com", or a string representing its IP 
 address, such as "206.26.48.100".
  
Exceptions
 UnknownHostException
     if no IP address for the
               host could be found.