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IP Conflict

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I need to find out which computer on a network has a particular IP address. I can’t remember what the command is for searching an IP address for the computer name.

Anyone know what that command is?

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Clarifications

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nslookup

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commands

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use ping -a ip_address this will give u hostname
or user nbtstat -a ip_address this will give u netbios name

Not working

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Couldn’t get it to work. I once used a command that when you entered the IP address (along with the command), it would also show what the computer name was. Someone on my network has one of my test IP addresses on their PC, but I don’t know who.

Thank you,

Kevin

Both ways should work

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nslookup should give the comp name

nbtstat -a should give the comp name and MAC address

Am I doing it wrong

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I enter nslookup and all I get is Server:
Address:

I does not display the computer name, which should start with an L.

What about nbtstat -a?

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nslookup should work, it was designed to query he DNS server for his reason. But, if it is no working, try nbtstat -a %ip address%
if neither are working, you may have a problem on your DNS server

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