On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Brian wrote: > If at all possible, which perl module would I need to call in order to > perform a reverse lookup on an IP address? > > I need to produce something simalar to the "host" command > ie: > > [brian@mustang brian]$ host 12.90.6.4 > 4.6.90.12.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer 4.philadelphia-16-17rs.pa.dial- > access.att.net.
Take a look at Sys::Hostname (it comes standard with Perl). It has a bunch of IP-related functions for hostname & address lookup functions. -- Brett http://www.chapelperilous.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The human animal differs from the lesser primates in his passion for lists of "Ten Best". -- H. Allen Smith -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]