How do I get a computer's name and IP address using VB.NET?

Question

How can i get ip address of system by sending mac ip address as input using vb.net coding?

Answer 1

Use the My Class :)

My.Computer.Name

as for the IP address quick google search

Private Sub GetIPAddress()

Dim strHostName As String

Dim strIPAddress As String



strHostName = System.Net.Dns.GetHostName()

strIPAddress = System.Net.Dns.GetHostByName(strHostName).AddressList(0).ToString()


MessageBox.Show("Host Name: " & strHostName & "; IP Address: " & strIPAddress)

End Sub

Answer 2

Shows the Computer Name, Use a Button to call it

Dim strHostName As String

    strHostName = System.Net.Dns.GetHostName().

    MsgBox(strHostName)

Shows the User Name, Use a Button to call it

If TypeOf My.User.CurrentPrincipal Is Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal Then

        Dim parts() As String = Split(My.User.Name, "\")

        Dim username As String = parts(1)

        MsgBox(username)

   End If

For IP Address its little complicated, But I try to explain as much as I can. First write the next code, before Form1_Load but after import section

Public Class Form1

Dim mem As String

Private Sub GetIPAddress()

    Dim strHostName As String
    Dim strIPAddress As String
    strHostName = System.Net.Dns.GetHostName()
    strIPAddress = System.Net.Dns.GetHostByName(strHostName).AddressList(0).ToString()

    mem = strIPAddress
    MessageBox.Show("IP Address: " & strIPAddress)

End Sub

Then in Form1_Load Section just call it

GetIPAddress()

Result: On form load it will show a msgbox along with the IP address, for put into Label1.text or some where else play with the code.

Answer 3

Dim ipAddress As IPAddress
Dim ipHostInfo As IPHostEntry = Dns.Resolve(Dns.GetHostName())
ipAddress = ipHostInfo.AddressList(0)

Answer 4

Here is Example for this. In this example we can get IP address of our given host name.

   Dim strHostName As String = "jayeshsorathia.blogspot.com"
    'string strHostName = "www.microsoft.com";
    ' Get DNS entry of specified host name
    Dim addresses As IPAddress() = Dns.GetHostEntry(strHostName).AddressList

    ' The DNS entry may contains more than one IP addresses.
    ' Iterate them and display each along with the type of address (AddressFamily).
    For Each address As IPAddress In addresses
        Response.Write(String.Format("{0} = {1} ({2})", strHostName, address, address.AddressFamily))
        Response.Write("<br/><br/>")
    Next

Answer 5

Private Function GetIPv4Address() As String
    GetIPv4Address = String.Empty
    Dim strHostName As String = System.Net.Dns.GetHostName()
    Dim iphe As System.Net.IPHostEntry = System.Net.Dns.GetHostEntry(strHostName)

    For Each ipheal As System.Net.IPAddress In iphe.AddressList
        If ipheal.AddressFamily = System.Net.Sockets.AddressFamily.InterNetwork Then
            GetIPv4Address = ipheal.ToString()
        End If
    Next

End Function

Answer 6

IP Version 4 Only ...

Imports System.Net

Module MainLine
    Sub Main()
        Dim hostName As String = Dns.GetHostName
        Console.WriteLine("Host Name: " & hostName & vbNewLine)
        Console.WriteLine("IP Version 4 Address(es):")
        For Each address In Dns.GetHostEntry(hostName).AddressList().
            Where(Function(p) p.AddressFamily = Sockets.AddressFamily.InterNetwork)
            Console.WriteLine(vbTab & address.ToString)
        Next
        Console.ReadKey()
    End Sub
End Module