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SUMMARYWindows NT version 3.51 TCP/IP includes a new feature that allows a host to find out the computer name (host name) that matches a TCP/IP address; this is possible even if DHCP is being used to dynamically assign TCP/IP addresses. MORE INFORMATION
Windows Sockets programs use the GetHostByAddr() call to resolve a TCP/IP
address to a computer name. To accomplish this resolution, the Windows NT
3.51 GetHostByAddr() first attempts to look up the computer name by
contacting a domain name server (DNS), if one is configured. If the DNS
lookup does not return a host name, then GetHostByAddr() attempts to
resolve the TCP/IP address to a computer name by using a NetBIOS Node
Status Request as defined in RFC1001/1002. NetBIOS nodes return their name
table in response. The GetHostByAddr() routine parses the name table for
the computer name and returns this to the caller.
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