Retrieval of Client Computer Name 1

[chadau]

Is there any way to retrieve the requesting Client's computer name using VBScript?

 

[dilettante]

We'll need more information.

Are you talking about a web client of an ASP page? If so you would have to settle for the DNS name (if any) associated with the IP address you can see. You can't see their NetBIOS name.

If this is a WSH script run on their computer, there is a ComputerName property of the WshNetwork object. See the WSH documentation. Basically:

Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network&quot
WScript.Echo "Computer Name = " & WshNetwork.ComputerName

 

[xutopia]

dilettante,

Where can I get more information about the WScript.Network object? Gary

http://www.xutopia.com

Haran
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[dilettante]

xutopia I don't want to burst your bubble, WshNetwork isn't as powerful as the name might suggest. It can tell you a little about your local computer's network ID stuff, can map printers and shares, and that's about it.

This is a WSH object, so you can find it in the Windows Script 5.6 docs, downloadable from:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/nhp/Default.asp?contentid=28001169

The very same thing is online too, and the WshNetwork documentation page is at:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d.../script56/html/wsObjWshNetwork.asp?frame=true