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...obtain the computer name from IP address?
Autor: Simon Grossenbacher
Homepage: http://www.swissdelphicenter.ch
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uses
  
WinSock;

function LocalIP: string;
type
  
TaPInAddr = array[0..10] of PInAddr;
  PaPInAddr = ^TaPInAddr;
var
  
phe: PHostEnt;
  pptr: PaPInAddr;
  Buffer: array[0..63] of Char;
  I: Integer;
  GInitData: TWSAData;
begin
  
WSAStartup($101, GInitData);
  Result := '';
  GetHostName(Buffer, SizeOf(Buffer));
  phe := GetHostByName(buffer);
  if phe = nil then Exit;
  pPtr := PaPInAddr(phe^.h_addr_list);
  I := 0;
  while pPtr^[I] <> nil do
  begin
    
Result := inet_ntoa(pptr^[I]^);
    Inc(I);
  end;
  WSACleanup;
end;

function IPAddrToName(IPAddr: string): string;
var
  
SockAddrIn: TSockAddrIn;
  HostEnt: PHostEnt;
  WSAData: TWSAData;
begin
  
WSAStartup($101, WSAData);
  SockAddrIn.sin_addr.s_addr := inet_addr(PChar(IPAddr));
  HostEnt := gethostbyaddr(@SockAddrIn.sin_addr.S_addr, 4, AF_INET);
  if HostEnt <> nil then
    
Result := StrPas(Hostent^.h_name)
  else
    
Result := '';
end;

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  
ShowMessage(IPAddrToName(LocalIp));
end;

{**************************************}

// Function to get the IP Address from a Host

function GetIPFromHost(const HostName: string): string;
type
  
TaPInAddr = array[0..10] of PInAddr;
  PaPInAddr = ^TaPInAddr;
var
  
phe: PHostEnt;
  pptr: PaPInAddr;
  i: Integer;
  GInitData: TWSAData;
begin
  
WSAStartup($101, GInitData);
  Result := '';
  phe := GetHostByName(PChar(HostName));
  if phe = nil then Exit;
  pPtr := PaPInAddr(phe^.h_addr_list);
  i := 0;
  while pPtr^[i] <> nil do
  begin
    
Result := inet_ntoa(pptr^[i]^);
    Inc(i);
  end;
  WSACleanup;
end;


 

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