Exploring Hostnames and IP Addresses

Determine the IP address of a network hostname such as wolfram.com. The result is returned as a symbolic representation of the IP address.

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HostLookup["wolfram.com"]

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Conversely, the network hostname associated can also be determined with an IP address.

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HostLookup[IPAddress["140.177.205.56"]]

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HostLookup["127.0.0.1"]

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