"TLMPLHou66" wrote:

> In my Windows 2003 domain, from XP and from my servers, when I ping an IP
> address on my network, why does it not repsond with the name of the server
> AND the IP? It is only responding with the IP address. (2003 SP1 and XP SP2
> machines)Thanks.
>

"Erik Szewczyk [MVP]" <erik@nospam.ahanw.org> wrote in message
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>I dont believe the ping appliction performs reverse-dns lookups; so it
> shouldnt be returning the hostname if you ping by IP.
>
> Erik
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> "TLMPLHou66" wrote:
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>> In my Windows 2003 domain, from XP and from my servers, when I ping an IP
>> address on my network, why does it not repsond with the name of the
>> server
>> AND the IP? It is only responding with the IP address. (2003 SP1 and XP
>> SP2
>> machines)Thanks.
>>