Get computer name

[dreeves33]

is there anyway to get a computer name of a client using coldfusion? We have an inventory system that we are using and i thought it would be neat to get the computer name anlong with the ip address of our workstations (i understand that you can get the ip address and try to reverse it to the computer name but since not all of the computers are at one site that will not work).

Thanks for the time in advance!

 

[TruthInSatire]

I don't think the computer's name is sent back in the request header but you can do a <cfdump var = "#cgi#"> and see if there is anything usefull.

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[pigsie]

Not sure if this is exactly what you are looking for but the built in java.net.InetAddress class has some useful methods.

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/net/InetAddress.html

This returns the machine name of the server i.e. the machine coldfusion is running on

<cfscript>
 obj = createObject("java","java.net.InetAddress");
 machineName = obj.getLocalHost().getHostName();
</cfscript>

 

[philhege]

I saw an applet that can do this a couple of years ago, but I don't recall the site now.

You could start here:

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=java+applet+get+client+computer+name&hl=en

HTH,

Phil Hegedusich
Senior Programmer/Analyst
IIMAK

http://www.iimak.com

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