Host Name - WINIPCFG (win98)

When running WINIPCFG in Windows 98, where does the information for Host Name get pulled from?

The reason I ask is with my COX High Speed Internet, my host name has changed 3 times within the last 2 weeks and I was wondering what could be going on as COX won't provide any answers.

It used to be
CX-xxxxxx-a.hr.cox.net
then it changed to
CX-xxxxxx-a.hr.cox.netDEST
and the dialog box wasn't big enough to show anything after the DEST.
Now it's
NETWORK on the first line and there's something under it, but again, the dialog box is too small - there's something under "NETWORK" but I can't tell what it says.

I've search the registry and found nothing.

So, where does this info come from and how or why is it changing?
(COX is transitioning from @home to their own network...)

 

1. The Host Name is being fed to you by your ISP. It will be whatever they assign to you - which will be based on what is assigned to them.

2. To see the whole thing, run a DOS window and them at the prompt, type in ping 127.0.0.1 and you will see your whole name. You could also ping localhost and get the same results but the numbers are so much more "techie" and thus more fun IMO. What you are doing is bouncing a ping off your own system and it is returning your info.

 

I like the 'techie' numbers too, but when I tried PING 127.0.0.1 it just said Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32....
Good thing you mentioned PING LOCALHOST!
I will try that when I get home as I'm at work now.
Pinging localhost did produce the text 'version' of hostname...so THANKS!
Now it's off to 2 hours of hold time trying to contact COX!

 

Sorry Joe. I left out part.

Ping -a 127.0.0.1 will force the system to give you the full name. I just forgot to mention the -a switch.

In fact, you might want to do a ping /? and see all the options you have available. Very useful stuff for troubleshooting.

 

This is very interesting.

When I run Winipcfig The Host appears as ;

[Computer name],hvc.rr.com With the DNS server IP address under it.

It is this way on all three machines.

BillyBob