HOWTO: Load Host Entries into Windows CE Device

ID: Q199370


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows CE version 2.0 for the Handheld PC


SUMMARY

Host name resolution is the process of mapping a host name to an IP address. Windows CE TCP/IP can use HOST entries stored in the registry to resolve host names.

You can load HOST entries into the following registry. Other host addresses found by DNS and WINS servers are also cached in the same registry key.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\Tcpip\Hosts\host name
You need to create a host name key for each host entry you want to reference.


MORE INFORMATION

Host-name-specific values are listed under the following subkeys for each host name:

ipaddr

  • Value type: Binary
  • Description: An IP address in hexadecimal format, corresponding to the <host name>.
  • Example: 9D 37 C8 07

aliases

  • Value type: Multi-string
  • Description: An optional alias for the host name.
  • Example: hostnamealias

ExpireTime

  • Value type: Binary
  • Description: Time-To-Live value of the host entry in milliseconds. If not present, the host entry is permanent.
PPP_PEER is a special host name stored in the registry. For more information about PPP_PEER, please refer to the following Knowledge Base article:
Q183988 Retrieve the IP Address of the Remote PPP Peer
A host name of a local device is stored in the following registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Ident 

Name

  • Value type: String
  • Description: Name of local host.
  • Example: MYHPC

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbnetwork kbIP kbWinCE200 kbWinsock
Version : WINDOWS:2.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto


Last Reviewed: May 27, 1999
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