Got an IP, now want to find which host it belongs to.... how ?

[Donovan]

Ok, got an IP, now how can I find which host it is ?

I tried the "host ipnumber" command at the prompt command of my server, but it says it can't resolve the IP. Is there a more powerfull website that will determine which host the IP belongs to ?

Urgent !!

Thanks,
Donov

[SlCKB0Y]

At the command line of your linux box, type:

nslookup 234.567.8.90 (or whatever IP you want info on)

and it will tell you the hostname
it also works the other direction to.

Then after you have found the persons IP, you might want to tro doing a

whois samplewebsite.com

And youll get all sorts of interesting info like where they are located. If you know this ISP the person is with is a regional one, or suspect ot might be a really small one, Once you find out the address of his ISP, you can be pretty sure he doesnt live too far away.