How do I find out my computer's domain name?

zulu9812

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Okay, I'm setting up a wireless network with a combined broadband router and aceess point, and the manual (Linksys) says I might need to know my host name and domain name. Host name is easy enough, but how do I find out my domain name?
 
Open up a command window, either 'command' or 'cmd' at the Run... prompt, and type in IPCONFIG/all. This should give you the information you need.

Generally, your host name will have something to do with the name of your ISP. Duh, captain obvious here, but the domain may not be obvious. My ISP's name is no where near my domain name. You can also ping yourself from the cmd window, and attach a '-a' to it. This will give you the full host/domain name for the machine being pinged. That would be ping -a i.p. address.
 
Thanks for the response.

I tried IPCONFIG/all, and that gave me the host name, but not the domain name.

I also tried ping -a i.p. address, but it just said unknown host address. Any ideas
 
so, looking at this pic, I take it that

my host name is [home-4cwtjkjcdg]
my domain name is [82-41-72-94.cable.ubr10.edin.blueyonder.co.uk]

?
 
so, looking at this pic, I take it that

my host name is [home-4cwtjkjcdg]
my domain name is [82-41-72-94.cable.ubr10.edin.blueyonder.co.uk]

?

IPCONFIG_all.jpg
 
I think the "82-...blueyonder.co.uk" would be the accurate host/domain name. If you have what I call a "Static/Dynamic" IP, then this can and will change. It's a hybrid of the two. You get a dynamic IP address that changes every lease expiration, but is static until then. Unlike, say, AOL, where you get a new IP every time you log in. My old road runner account had this, where I would have the same IP for a week or two, then it would change. So really, it's dynamic, just at a longer cycle than most dial-ups.

You can also 'reverse' this by typing in "ping -a 82-...blueyonder.co.uk" and it will give you that ip address back.

The line under "Local Area Connection 2" that is blank and says "Connection-Specific DNS Suffix" is where I find my domain name.
 
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