How do I get the local hostname if unresolvable through DNS in Java?

Question

This sounds like something that should have been asked before, and it has sort of, but I\'m looking to get the local hostname and IP addresses of a machine even when it is not r

Answer 1

This is a bit of a hack. But you could launch a new Process from Java and run the hostname command. Reading the outputstream of the child process would give you the name of the localhost.