Summary
Host name resolution is the process of mapping a host name to an IP address. Windows CE TCP/IP can use HOST entries stored in the registry to resolve host names.
You can load HOST entries into the following registry. Other host addresses found by DNS and WINS servers are also cached in the same registry key.
You can load HOST entries into the following registry. Other host addresses found by DNS and WINS servers are also cached in the same registry key.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\Tcpip\Hosts\<host name>
You need to create a host name key for each host entry you want to reference.More Information
Host-name-specific values are listed under the following subkeys for each host name:
For additional information about PPP_PEER, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
A host name of a local device is stored in the following registry:
ipaddr
- Value type: Binary
- Description: An IP address in hexadecimal format, corresponding to the <host name>.
- Example: 9D 37 C8 07
aliases
- Value type: Multi-string
- Description: An optional alias for the host name.
- Example: hostnamealias
ExpireTime
- Value type: Binary
- Description: Time-To-Live value of the host entry in milliseconds. If not present, the host entry is permanent.
For additional information about PPP_PEER, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
A host name of a local device is stored in the following registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Ident
Name
- Value type: String
- Description: Name of local host.
- Example: MYHPC