On 13 Apr, mailman wrote:

>  Others have recommended several tools to look up an IP address from
>  the hostname. I have a whole bagful of tools, too, but for quick
>  lookup, you can't beat the ping command. Assume you are on a Windows
>  machine, open a DOS shell (what Microsoft calls MS-DOS Prompt) and
>  type:
>       ping <hostname>

Also, if you're using Windows, there is a freeware program called
Netlab, which gives you ping, finger, nslookup, whois and traceroute
all in one interface. I've used it and think it's a nice little
utility, and Alan absolutely swears by it...

I don't remember the URL offhand, but I'm sure Alan does <g>

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