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NSLookup - Find an IP Address From a Host Name

This free utility looks up an IP address from a host name, or a host name from an IP address.

Instructions

Enter a Host name and click on the "Get IP" button to get the ip address.
or
Enter an IP address and click on the "Get Host Name" button to get the host name.

The appropriate text field will be populated after pressing either button.




Background Information

An IP Address is a series of numbers in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where each "x" is an integer number) that uniquely identifies each computer in the internet. Host names that we type in a web browser window (i.e. "www.ensode.net") get converted to an IP address by what is called a DNS (Domain Name Service) server.

This utility resolves an IP address from a host name, and vice versa.