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title: "How to find out the computer name using IP address?"  
description: "How to find out the computer name using IP address?"  
author: "Deepak Aiyappa"  
published: 2018-10-08  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50303/how-to-find-out-the-computer-name-using-ip-address  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How to find out the computer name using IP address? 

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## Answers

### Answer by Harshal Vispute

## Querying DNS

**1.** Select **'All Programs'** and **'Accessories'** from the **Windows Start menu**. Choose **'Run as Administrator'** from the context **menu** when you **right-click 'Command Prompt.'**

**2.** In the **black box** that appears on the screen**, type 'nslookup%ipaddress%',** replacing **%ipaddress%** with the **IP address** for which you want to find the **hostname.**

**3.** Under the line with the **IP address** you provided, look for the line labeled **'Name'** and note the value next to **'Name'** as the **computer's hostname**.

## Without DNS

**1.** Select **'All Programs' and 'Accessories'** from the **Windows Start menu.** When you **right-click 'Command Prompt,' select 'Run as Administrator'** from the context menu.

**2.** In the **dark box** that appears, type **'nbtstat -A %ipaddress% '** at the command prompt, substituting the **IP address** for **' %ipaddress%.'**

**3.** Look over the findings and look for the **NETBIOS table.** Find a row with the type **'UNIQUE'** and the computer's hostname in the **'Name'** column for that row.


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