The IP address is used to address hosts by using numbers in a network. The hostname is used to address hosts by using canonical names. The hostname is more human-friendly and easy to remember than an IP address. The computer networks use the IP address to transmit packets. But the hostnames are used by the administrators to name systems, network devices, web sites. Normally hostname is translated to the IP address but in some cases, we may need to translate the IP address to the hostname. This is called a reverse DNS lookup.
Find Hostname From IP with nbstat Command (Windows)
The nbstat is a Windows command used for netbios related operations like scanning and listening hosts with the netbios protocol. The nbstat command can be also used to find hostname from IP address for Windows hosts. The -a option is provided to the nbtstat with the IP address.
nbtstat -a 192.168.10.171Find Hostname From IP with ping Command (Windows,Linux,MacOS)
The ping command is very popular and cross-platform command which is used to check remote hosts and network connectivity. The ping command can be also used to find hostname by providing IP address. The -a option should be specified to the ping command which will list the remote IP address ‘es hostname.
ping -a 8.8.8.8
Find Hostname From IP with nslookup Command (Windows,Linux,MacOS)
The nslookup command is used to resolve between IP address and domain name. If we provide the IP address the nslookup command automatically resolve the domain name of the provided IP address.
nbtstat -a 192.168.10.171