How to get the alias,when we have the IP.

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Hi,
I have to set up a printer in the system.Generally the alias is given like sdclbl1 etc.So when I ping i get the IP address.

This time they have provided the IP adress.Is there any way to find the alias from this.Ping did not give the alias.

Thanks and Regards,
Gideon.

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Assuming you have a DNS server somewhere on your network :rolleyes:

nslookup ipaddress

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Thank you very much.
Actually I had checked in the /etc/hosts.But did not find the entry.But was able to ping to the printer.Strange !!
So wanted to look for any other possible way.