Some Useful and Efficient .Net commands

Posted Date: 29 Mar 2005	Resource Type: Articles	Category: .NET Framework
Author: Satty	Member Level: Gold
Rating:	Points: 5

Retrieving Machine Name:

This is one of the questions which is frequently asked by the beginners.The easiest way to retrieve a machine name is by using the command given below.


string strServer = System.Environment.MachineName;

The next way of retrieving the Machine name is by using the DNS name.


using System.Net;
string hostname = Dns.GetHostName();

Checking Browser:

The next frequently asked question is to find the browser name on which the end user works.Some sites are specifically built to work on IE alone.So if the programmer wants the user to open using IE and not with other browsers, he can restrict the user by the below given command.


browser = Request.Browser.Browser.ToString();
if (browser !="IE") 
{
   Response.Redirect("Redirect.aspx"); 
}

Getting IP Address using DNS:

The next question among the beginners is to get the IP Address.The IP Address can be retrieved using several ways by using REGISTRY,WMI,DNS.The code which is given below explains the retrieval of IP Address using DNS.


Getting the Machine Name:
string mcName =Dns.GetHostName();
IPHostEntry addressall = Dns.GetHostByName(mcName);  
foreach(IPAddress ipaddress in addressall.AddressList)
   {
      Response.Write("IPAddress = " + ipaddress.ToString()); 
   }

Summary

This article is written to help the beginners of ASP.Net who wnats to know the basics and use it effectively in their program and if u have any questions feel free to contact.

Thanks
Satty

Responses

Author: Sachin B. 01 Apr 2005 Member Level: Bronze Points : 0

Thank you very much Satty.
This article is very usful for the beginners like me
If possible do post more articles.
Thanks again.

With regards,
Sachin

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