Get computer name and IP

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One of the many namespaces in the Base Class Framework is the System.Net namespace. It provides a simple programming interface to many of the protocols found on the network today. One of the classes o...

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f the namespace is DNS, which provides simple domain name resolution functionality.

The following example demonstrates the use of System.NET.DNS namespace to get the computer Name and its IP address:

Compile the file as: vbc getip.vb /r:system.net.dll. Execute the getip.exe and the computer's name and IP will be printed on the console.