How to translate server name to its IP?

6 posts

YurikJune 28, 2005 at 12:07 PM#

How to translate server name to its IP?

How can I translate a server name like mail.yahoo.com into it's IP like 216.109.127.60?

ElvenProgrammerJune 28, 2005 at 2:16 PM#

I guess the ip is not static...else you can ping it and use the ip instead of the dns name.

YurikJune 28, 2005 at 2:40 PM#

dns is entered by user into my installer and it is needed to transform it to ip programmatically in the installer.

ElvenProgrammerJune 28, 2005 at 3:07 PM#

Hmm sincerely I don't understand the need for a conversion since every socket function can resolve dns names without problems, but that's not my business. I guess maybe NSISdl or inetload could provide a function like that, or you could write a plugin yourself shouldn't be that much of work.

TakhirJune 29, 2005 at 6:42 AM#

gethostbyname - machine name - Winamp & Shoutcast Forums

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=144919&highlight=gethostbyname

Are you a developer who uses NSIS to distribute your application? Are you a Winamp plug-in developer who wants to use NSIS to distribute your plug-in? Have suggestions for other people like you? This is the place.

YurikJune 29, 2005 at 9:50 AM#

Thanks, Takhir, this helps!