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Winsock: retrieving the standard host name and IP address for the local machine

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The HOSTENT structure is used by Winsock functions to store information about a given host, such as host name, IP address, and so forth.


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Created: 2001-12-14 21:36:52
Modified: 2011-12-10 09:20:22
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Dec.3, 2005: determines more than one ip address for a host name, if present.

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	stuartd \| 2005-12-13 11:23:48


	The WMI Class Win32_PingStatus is only supported in Windows XP or later.




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