retrieving client side information using php

[oracle259]

Hey do you guys know of any way that i can retrieve the computer name of a computer on a domain using php or a combination of php and javascript.

say eg that the name given to my computer by the MIS dept is OSP1 on domain NETDOMAIN how can i retrieve the OSP1 computer name using php or php + javascript

[Ninjakreborn]

Ah.
You could probably have a bot hit the who-is database and do a search for it, and see what you can find, and then extract that piece of data.  However the who-is might not allow that, so you might want to check there terms of service, or be careful or they could block your ip.

[oracle259]

how do i go about doing that? Help

[Barand]

I can't test this until I get into the office tomorrow and back on the network but perhaps

[code]
<?php
$hostname = gethostbyaddr($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
 
echo $hostname;
?>
[/code]