Introduction Every Linux enthusiast or administrator, at some point, encounters the need to configure or troubleshoot network settings. While the process can appear intimidating, with the right ...

How to Find a Hostname for an IP Address. You can find the hostname of any computer with a public IP address by passing the address to any Domain Name System (DNS) server. However, since the ...

How to find a hostname via public IP address? In order to find the hostname of a computer with a public IP address, you have to pass the address to the Domain Name System (DNS) server. Here are the ...

In short, there are numerous reasons why you might need to know the IP address of a machine on your local network. I want to show you how to find that information on most operating systems.

How to Find Your External IP Address. Every computer connected to the Internet has a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address that identifies the device to other computers, allowing the user to ...

If your linux box already recently seen traffic from that device (say, mac is 00:07:E9:62:8F:F3), it will have its mac/ip in the arp cache.

Are you having trouble remembering what IP addresses are in use on your network? Jack Wallen shows you how to discover those addresses with two simple commands.